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Publications

Published research

Synthesis and evidence generation

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence, and its Implications, International Review of Psychiatry
The role of mental health professionals in the climate crisis: an urgent call to action, International Review of Psychiatry
Ambient temperature and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis, The Lancet Planetary Health
Planning for the perfect storm: perceptions of UK mental health professionals on the increasing impacts of climate change on their service users, The Journal of Climate Change and Health
Healthy environments: Understanding perceptions of underrepresented communities in the United Kingdom, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Current understanding of the impact of climate change on mental health within UK parliament, Frontiers in Public Health
Climate change impacts on mental health in the UK: Current evidence and opportunities for intervention, Collaboration with Grantham Institute

Young people

The Compass Project_Research insights July 2025, Climate Cares Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation
Crises impact youth mental health, Nature Climate Change
Exploratory empirical model of combined effects of COVID-19 and climate change on youth mental health, Nature Mental Health
Integrating mental health into climate change education to inspire climate action while safeguarding mental health, Frontiers in Psychology
Psycho-social factors associated with climate distress, hope and behavioural intentions in young UK residents', PLOS Global Public Health
“Not about us without us” – the feelings and hopes of climate-concerned young people around the world, International Review of Psychiatry
Investigating the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change in Youth: Design and Implementation of the International Changing Worlds Study, Challenges
Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study, The Lancet Planetary Health

Recommendations and commentaries

Why mental health should be embedded across climate and health discussions at COP29, Lancet Psychiatry
The need and opportunities for mental health integration into global climate negotiations, Nature Mental Health
Climate change and mental health: Position paper of the European Psychiatric Association, Cambridge University Press
Nature-based solutions are essential for climate and health action, The Lancet
Connecting Climate Minds Global Research and Action Agenda for Climate Change and Mental Health
The rise of eco-anxiety: scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of climate change, Nature news feature
What happens when climate change and the mental-health crisis collide?, Nature editorial
Climate mental health - making connections, Nature Mental Health
Connecting Climate Minds: a shared vision for the climate change and mental health field, Nature Mental Health
Developing global recommendations for action on climate change and mental health across sectors: A Delphi-style study, the Journal of Climate Change and Health
Reflections of mental health professionals on working with and in the climate crisis, International review of Psychiatry
Why COP28 must be a health COP, BMJ