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title: "Highlighted Resource: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023"
description: Climate change has a serious impact on mental health, particularly for children, according to a recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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# [Highlighted Resource: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/highlighted-resource-mental-health-and-our-changing-climate-children-and-youth-report-2023)

 Written by [Practice Support Team](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/practicesupport/author/practice-support-team) | Nov 2, 2023 11:30:00 AM

Climate change has a serious impact on mental health, particularly for children, according to a recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The report discusses effects that start from before birth, such as extreme weather events altering fetal development, and extend through life, impacting physical, mental, and emotional health.

To learn more, check out the [ADL's](https://library.ncahec.net/#news1) November 1 Highlighted Resource:  
[Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023](https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/10/mental-health-youth-report-2023.pdf)

 

 

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