摘要：“The future is frightening” for 75% of children and young people (age 16–25 years), according to the sobering results of Caroline Hickman and colleagues’ ten-country survey published in The Lancet Planetary Health.1 Climate anxiety among young people, they rightfully argue, can only be truly mitigated if those in power take meaningful action to address climate change. But as governments continue to stall, parents, teachers, and mental health professionals need evidence-based strategies to support young people with climate anxiety in their communities. Just as communities expand irrigation systems in response to drier land, we need strategies of adaptation that promote mental wellbeing among young people experiencing the effects of climate change. Just as we build storm walls in anticipation of extreme weather, we need strategies of psychological resilience to prepare young people with the strength they will need to face the impending threats of their future.
