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Some mental health medications increase sensitivity to hot weather, which is increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change, impacting wellbeing.
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Results of a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of an 8-week intervention based on profound stress attunement
Those with pre-existing health conditions may be at increased risk of mental health impacts associated with extreme weather.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Policy Stress-testing tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
Concern about climate change and extreme weather events are already contributing to a number of common mental health conditions.
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