(Press-News.org) More than 1 in 5 Californians who are impacted by climate events report negative effects on their mental health, with young, white women and those who’ve experienced property damage being especially affected.
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000387
Article Title: Exposure to climate events and mental health: Risk and protective factors from the California Health Interview Survey
Author Countries: United States
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
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More than 1 in 5 Californians who are impacted by climate events report negative effects on their mental health
2024-08-02
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