Canada's Climate Anxiety: Study Shows 2.3% Experience Severe Anxiety
Severe anxiety is more common among those directly impacted by climate change, women, younger generations, urban residents, low-income individuals, and Northern Canada.
Climate anxiety symptoms are classified as clinically meaningful if they disrupt daily life at least sometimes.
Public Health Agency of Canada notes mental health impacts of climate change may be underestimated.
37% of Canadian teens report climate change affects their mental health.
Australian research suggests the climate anxiety scale's cut-off may be too high.
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