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The Impacts of Severe Weather on Children’s Mental Health

Clinical impacts and solutions | Climate change

Mid-Atlantic Centre for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)
Mid-Atlantic Centre for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)

This presentation will explore how experiences such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and heat waves shape children’s emotional responses, including anxiety, stress, grief, and disruption to a sense of safety and stability.

  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    14-04-2026

  • Time (GMT/BST)

    17:00 - 18:00

  • Cost

    Free

  • Education type

    Virtual

  • CPD subtype

    Scheduled

Description

As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, their impacts on children extend beyond physical safety to include significant effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Participants will learn to recognize common impacts of environmental stress in children and adolescents, and gain practical, evidence-informed strategies to support coping, resilience, and recovery.

Grounded in psychological science and real-world examples, this session will equip health professionals with tools to better understand and support young people in the face of a changing environment.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the ways extreme weather can impact children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing
  2. Recognize mental health issues in children due to environmental causes 
  3. Understand strategies for addressing mental health issues in youth and supporting emotional wellbeing

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