--- title: Climate Change Causes Anxiety, Depression, Report Says description: The impacts of climate change on individuals extend beyond health effects like asthma and heat-related ailments to mental health canonical: https://time.com/4719009/climate-change-mental-health/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-30T20:14:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:11.065Z article:section: Science og:title: The Climate Change Problem No One Talks About: Anxiety and Depression og:description: The mental health effects come on top of other physical health effects og:url: https://time.com/4719009/climate-change-mental-health/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Climate Change Problem No One Talks About: Anxiety and Depression twitter:description: The mental health effects come on top of other physical health effects twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Climate Change Problem No One Talks About: Anxiety and Depression > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to roll back key environmental regulations that were established under the Obama Administration._  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 30, 2017 8:14 PM UTC  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 30, 2017 8:14 PM UTC Climate change doesn’t just affect people.’s [physical health](http://time.com/4280796/white-house-climate-change-public-health/) by exacerbating problems like asthma — it can also cause mental health issues like anxiety and depression, according to a new [report](http://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ea%5Fapa%5Fmental%5Fhealth%5Freport%5Fweb.pdf) Researchers behind the report from the [American Psychological Association ](http://www.apa.org/)and [ecoAmerica](https://ecoamerica.org/) say the mental health impacts come both immediately following extreme [weather events](http://time.com/4255428/climate-change-extreme-weather/) tied to climate change and gradually as temperatures and sea levels rise over the course of years and decades. Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression all rank among the ailments linked to climate change, according to the report, which examines data from dozens of previous studies. “When you think about climate change, mental health might not be the first thing that comes to mind,” write Howard S. Kurtzman of the American Psychological Association and Bob Perkowitz of ecoAmerica in a letter accompanying the report. But “the tolls on our mental health are far reaching.” The mental health effects of climate change can contribute to the destabilization of a community, according to the report. In agricultural communities, for example, global warming’s threat to people’s livelihood can cause stress. In indigenous communities, climate change can threaten cultural heritage, in some cases forcing communities to relocate from their native lands, which can in turn lead to mental health issues. The report offers a number of potential steps to help people and communities combat the mental health effects of climate change, including building social connections and fostering confidence in people’s own resilience. Communities should include mental health considerations in their preparations for climate-related disasters, according to the report. ## Transcript The action I'm taking today will eliminate federal overreach, restore economic freedom and allow our companies and our workers to thrive compete and succeed on a level playing field for the first time in a long time fellows, it's been a long time. I'm not just talking about eight years, we're talking about, A lot longer than eight years. You people know it maybe better than anybody. First, today's energy independence action calls for an immediate reevaluation of the so- called Clean Power Plan. 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