Climate change is impacting all our brains—but not all respond to these impacts in the same way. Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard unpacks how neurodivergent children and adults experience climate disruption.
Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
Mental Health and Climate Change: 9 Ways to Build Resilience in a Warming World
The mental health impacts of climate disasters will almost certainly expand in the coming years. The good news is that we have more resources than ever to support individuals and communities in finding ways to build resilience and cope.
Is Climate Pollution Harming Our Health and Welfare? Absolutely, Scientists Say.
Earlier this month, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released a report reviewing the evidence since 2009 on whether greenhouse gases are endangering human health and welfare in the U.S.—and the answer is a resounding yes.
Mental Health and Climate Change: Becoming Immense
In the absence of the ordinary, there is profound meaning to be found in grieving for what has been lost to climate change while praying for what comes next in whatever way we know how.
#MomsSummerofAction: Tell Trump’s EPA Cutting Climate Pollution Is Essential for Our Families’ Health
The Trump administration is trying to stop EPA’s ability to limit climate pollution. Moms are outraged and speaking out! Join us.
Mental Health and Climate Change: Talking to Kids About the Texas Floods and Other Unthinkable Disasters
Parents across the country are grappling with how to comfort children through frightening floods and their aftermath. Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard offers some ideas for talking to your kids about floods and other climate disasters.
Mental Health and Climate Change: Maintaining Well-Being When Pollution Protections Are Under Attack
The Trump administration’s attacks on climate protections will likely affect the mental health of families across the country. At Moms Clean Air Force, we cope with our distress by taking action. Join us!
#MomsSummerofAction: Tell EPA to Keep Their Hands Off Climate Pollution Limits for Power Plants
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is on a pollution spree. Join Moms this summer in taking action against harmful rollbacks on power plant pollution protections—and more to come.
Don’t Let EPA Steal Our Kids’ Future (VIDEO)
Moms are urging EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to let the Endangerment Finding, an essential legal backbone to how we cut climate pollution from industrial sources, stand.
Mental Health and Climate Change: What the Trump Administration Means for Youth Mental Health in a Changing Climate
The Trump administration is cutting $1 billion in funding for school mental health grants. What does this mean for our kids in a time when social, political, and environmental pressures are all increasing their distress?
The Climate Questionnaire: Laura Schifter, Author of Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment
Education can be a powerful force for action on global warming, and few people know this as well as Laura Schifter, who just published a book with Jonathan Klein about the many ways K-12 schools can engage in advancing climate solutions.
Mental Health and Climate Change: Noticing the Good in Times of Absurdity
The juxtaposition of apocalyptic news with the normalcy of daily routines can be jarring. Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard shares ways to cope with the tumult of the news and appreciate the good things still happening around us.