Extreme weather is making it harder for parents to keep children safe and healthy—even at school. The good news is we are not powerless to protect our beloved children where they learn and play.
Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
Mental Health & Climate Change: How Grandparents Experience Climate Emotions
Very little has been written about the emotional experience of climate change for grandparents. Yet grandparents are deeply emotionally invested in children who will grow into adulthood in an uncertain future, and they face unique climate challenges as older adults too.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Four Books for Your Summer Reading List
Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard recommends four excellent books that touch on different aspects of climate change and mental health for your late summer reading list.
The Climate Questionnaire: Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson, author of The Air They Breathe
Debra Hendrickson’s new book, The Air They Breathe, is a moving account of caring for children who are already experiencing the health impacts of climate disruption. But it is above all a call to action.
Congresswoman Introduces Extreme Weather and Children’s Health Resolution at Moms’ Play-In for Climate Action
Over the past year, Moms has worked with Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) to develop a resolution calling attention to children’s unique vulnerabilities to extreme weather. Today, the congresswoman introduced this important resolution at our Play-In for Climate Action in Washington, DC.
Mental Health & Climate Change: A Year After the Great Vermont Flood
Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster in the United States, and they can have a profound impact on mental health.
Mental Health & Climate Change: LGBTQ+ Youth, Suicide, and Our Warming World
Multiple dimensions of our identities and the social, political, and physical environments we live in impact our mental health and well-being. Climate change is emerging as yet another critical threat to young people’s mental health, and it is already clear that it will impact the LGBTQ+ community in unique ways.
Moms Are Calling on EPA to Set Strong Protections for Existing Gas Power Plants
Fossil fuel power plants are responsible for almost a quarter of the climate pollution generated by the U.S., and approximately 60% of power generation comes from burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas. That’s why we need the strongest possible protections from gas power plant pollution.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Finding Refuge in a Changing World During Mental Health Awareness Month
If the conversations Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard has been having with friends are any indication of the collective mood right now, it seems we’re all struggling with mental health in a changing world. She shares how she finds refuge.
Moms Tell EPA: Don’t Delay on Smog Protections
Ozone pollution, more commonly known as smog, is dangerous, and EPA has not updated federal protections for ozone since 2015. Progress on strengthening these protections can’t come fast enough for the families and communities living with the impacts of this pollution every day.
Parents Are Feeling Lonely and Burnt Out: Here’s What We Can Do About It
As we begin Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re thinking about how parents and pregnant people will experience the mental health impacts of climate-drive extreme weather in unique ways. And we’re finding ways to cope.
Why EPA’s New Mercury Protections Matter to Moms
Moms have been advocating for stronger mercury protections for over a decade, and now they’re here. Learn why we’re so excited about EPA’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.