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On My Mind: Promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health. Highlights The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The...

ABSTRACT Climate change poses a threat to children, who are increasingly vulnerable, depending on adults to protect them from the impacts of these changes including extreme weather events, poor air and water quality and risk to mental health. Children living in poverty carry additional burdens and...

Summary Background Climate change has important implications for the health and futures of children and young people, yet they have little power to limit its harm, making them vulnerable to climate anxiety. This is the first large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people...

Abstract There is growing evidence on the observed and expected consequences of climate change on population health worldwide. There is limited understanding of its consequences for child health inequalities, between and within countries. To examine these consequences and categorize the state of...

How Climate Change Affects Children: AAP Policy Explained When pediatricians take care of children, we aren't just thinking about their health and safety now—we are thinking about their health and safety in the future, too. When we talk with parents about healthy diet and exercise, we aren't just...