Climate Change

is an officer of the Order of Australia, a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, is affiliated with the Brain & Mind Centre at University of Sydney and the Institute of Mental Health at the University of Wollongong (Australia), and is

Chair of Transforming Australia’s Mental Health Service System (TAMHSS).He has been a psychiatrist serving Aboriginal communities in a remote region of New South Wales for 35+ years.

Articles

Australia’s cascading environmental crises are all likely effects of climate change. How can psychiatrists and other mental health stakeholders respond?

Dominos: Mental Health Impacts of Australia’s Environmental Crises

is a clinical social worker, a visual storyteller, and a creativity consultant.

All it takes is one tree, one connection…

Our Trees of Life

is Clinical Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

is an Instructor and Program Developer at Turtle Mountain Community College in North Dakota.

Ancient creation stories can still tell us something about our world. 

Psychiatrists on Turtle Island

The Power and Potential of Earth Week and Psychiatry

From disasters and social disruptions to existential concerns, climate distress groups may not only provide much-needed support to patients but may also help psychiatry’s public health responses. 

Group Interventions for Climate Change Distress 

There are moments in history that require us to step back and refocus, to view the issues before us through a new lens and from a different vantage point. We are all now sitting squarely in such a moment.

On Climate, COVID, and Race

In 2009 I attended the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Conference. The general thought at the time was that it was the last best opportunity to keep the world from warming over 2 degrees centigrade.

A New IQ: Testing Smart in the Anthropocene

 is an award-winning psychiatrist who has specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry. A prolific writer and speaker, he received the one-time designation of Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. To create a better world, he is an advocate for treating mental health issues related to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism. He serves on the Editorial Board of

Because climate instability is a global challenge, America and Australia, on different sides of the world, can model how global partnerships can work.

While Australia Burns: What Psychiatrists Can Learn From Each Other

The increase in repeated disasters and associated social stressors linked to global warming is likely to affect the mental wellbeing of billions of persons in the 21st century.

Disaster Response, Mental Health, and Community Resilience

Environmental factors in addition to climate change-air pollution, toxins, noise-seem to have detrimental psychological repercussions.