Interlinkages Between Mental health, Nature and Our Changing Climate
This panel session described the ways in which mental health and the natural world are related. It began with brief framing remarks from the moderator, noting how time spent in nature is a protective factor for mental health, before segueing into two sets of panel discussions that touch on how climate change is affecting our mental health. The panel also highlighted specific phenomena that are particularly relevant to the Pacific Northwest and provided concrete examples of how mental health is being hurt by environmental changes.
Speakers
- Gregory Bratman, Director, UW Environment & Well-Being Lab and Nature and Health
- Savannah D’Evelyn, Postdoctoral Scholar, UW Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
- Jamie Donatuto, Community Environmental Health Analyst, Swinomish Indian Tribe
- Nicole Errett, Co-lead, Public Health Extreme Event Research Network
- Olivia Hill, PhD Candidate, UW Environment & Well-Being Lab