A Conversation on Mental Health Resilience in the Face of Climate Change (TRN5-E38)

Product code: TRN5-E38

Overview

Delivery method

Delivery method

Online

Duration

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

Audience

All public servants at all levels

 

Description

Climate change continues to have direct impacts on individuals and communities in ways that are often misunderstood or overlooked. Understanding how people and societies are affected can allow us to better cope with the emotional impacts, while empowering us to take action.

This event features a panel of recognized leaders in personal resilience who will discuss the impacts of climate change on mental health based on their lived experiences and knowledge. Speakers will discuss the psychological conditions affecting Canadians due to climate change and how addressing these emotional impacts involves compassion, community, and understanding.

Participants will learn more about the importance of inner resilience and how to channel eco-anxiety and climate grief into community and purpose, including incorporating climate considerations in their work.

Speakers

  • Dr. Katie Hayes, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada
  • Retired Chief Patrick Michell, Member of the Nlaka’pamux Nation, and Rebuild Director for the Lytton First Nation
  • Dr. Daniel Rosenbaum, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist at University Health Network, Inner City Health Associates in Toronto

Moderator

  • Nancy Hamzawi, Executive Vice-President, Public Health Agency of Canada
Date modified: 2023-03-20