Harvard study claims climate change has negative effects on mental health

A new study published in Nature on Jan. 15 by Harvard researchers and scientists from the University of Chicago, Oxford University, and Yale University claims that slower-moving climate change factors have a negative impact on mental health.

According to The Harvard Crimson, previous research focused on short-term disasters, but the researchers claim this is the "first comprehensive look at mental health and these slower moving climate change factors."

During the study, researchers used participant testimonials to determine "how people are struggling with worries about their future, and the impact of specific ecosystems on communities that rely very intimately on those ecosystems," Christy A. Denckla, professor at T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a co-author on the paper said.

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