Though FEMA’s work is undeniably essential, it is currently threatened by deeply troubling staff and funding cuts. Here are 10 ways FEMA keeps our families safe every day—and why their work must be defended so it can continue to protect us all.
Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
Mental Health and Climate Change: Why Mutual Aid and Collective Care Matter Right Now—and What You Can Do
Research suggests that strong social ties can be a protective factor when it comes to the mental health effects of extreme weather disasters. One of the best ways to strengthen social ties is to practice actively caring for our communities.
10 Essential Ways the National Weather Service and NOAA Protect Our Families
The National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, play a vital role in keeping communities safe from severe weather and other environmental threats.
Mental Health and Climate Change: When the Earth Moves—5 Months After Hurricane Helene
Brita Nordgren and her family are still processing what happened to their community during Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. since Katrina. Even months later, emotions about the storm come in waves.
Imperiling Children’s Health: The Trump Administration’s Attacks on the Endangerment Finding
Revoking the Endangerment Finding would put so much at risk: our families’ physical and mental health, humans’ ability to thrive on this planet, the stability of our societies. Read what you need to know about this vital protection.
Mental Health and Climate Change: How to Cope When the News Is Really, Really Hard
When the news is heartbreaking, when reality is absurd, and when there is no stable ground to stand on anymore, there are still things we can do to care for ourselves and others. Here are 5 tips that we hope will feel supportive for you.
Mental Health and Climate Change: Moving From the Burden of Eco-Guilt to the Relief of Collective Action
Complicated emotions can accompany our plastic-laden, consumption-focused, Global North lifestyles: plastic guilt, green guilt, eco-shame. And gift-giving holidays only amplify these feelings. What can we do about it?
Salud mental y cambio climático: ¿Quiénes elegiremos ser en estos tiempos?
Las últimas semanas y meses han sido un ejercicio agonizante de incertidumbre colectiva. Y para muchos de nosotros, esa incertidumbre ha sido reemplazada por lo que Rebecca Solnit llama la “certeza de la desesperación”. Es una desesperación profundamente válida y razonable: sabemos qué esperar de una presidencia de Trump.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Who Will We Choose to Be in These Times?
The last few weeks and months have been an agonizing exercise in collective uncertainty. And for many of us, that uncertainty has now been replaced by what Rebecca Solnit calls the “certainty of despair.” It is deeply valid, reasonable despair: we know what to expect from a Trump presidency.
Mental Health & Climate Change: How Moms Cope With Election Anxiety
Feeling anxious about politics? You’re not alone. For many of us, politics can be a source of chronic stress—stress that’s significantly amplified during highly charged election years like this one. This is how Moms are coping with election anxiety.
Cómo puede ser parte de una importante investigación sobre el clima y la salud mental—en tu teléfono
Existe una necesidad de más investigaciones en salud sobre cómo ayudar a las personas a afrontar la angustia climática en este momento crítico. Afortunadamente, esta investigación se está llevando a cabo y usted puede ser parte de ella.
How You Can Participate in Important Climate and Mental Health Research—On Your Phone
There is a critical need for more research on how to help people navigate climate distress in the here and now. Thankfully, this research is happening, and you can be a part of it.