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In Your Opinion: Government Must Address Mental Health Side Of Climate Change

By Nehal Bajaj.

It is hard to truly understand the feeling of dread that hundreds of other New Jersey families face when all they can do is stand by and watch as hurricanes rip through their homes and the businesses they have worked all their lives to build.

Politicians and environmental advocates in NJ have argued the environmental and economic effects of climate change, often channeling these efforts through climate education and justice initiatives such as the New Jersey Climate Change Education Hub. And yet, we must begin to acknowledge that climate change’s impacts extend beyond infrastructural damage, financial trouble, or physical damage to us. As we strategize our response to the climate crisis, we need to recognize that the mental health consequences of these catastrophes demand action.

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