Free Counselling and Mental Health Resources:

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Yukon Division Regular and Single Session Counselling Programs

• Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services, Government of Yukon

• Understanding and Coping with Eco-Anxiety Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Coping with Climate Change Distress (PDF) by the Australian Psychological Society

• Facing It Podcast “a podcast about love, loss, and the natural world” Written and narrated by Jennifer Atkinson

• Hold This Space “self-guided website which helps you reflect on your emotional response to climate change”

Local Initiatives and Reports:

• Yukon Outreach Climatologist Yukon University

• Reconnection Vision Yukon First Nations Climate Action Fellowship

• For Their Future Yukon Community initiative based in Whitehorse, YT

• Fridays for Future Yukon (FFFY) Instagram

• Sherpa Dog Reconnections

• Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon (Main Report)

• Our Clean Future A Yukon strategy for climate change, energy, and a green economy

• Yukon climate change indicators and key findings 2022 Yukon University

Communities of Support and Further Reading:

• Climate Psychology Alliance

• Climate & Mind

• Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance

• Good Grief Network US-based nonprofit offering peer-to-peer support group

• Collectif Éco-motion Québec-based organization (in French)

• American Psychiatric Association Climate Change and Mental Health Connections (article)

• Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate (see Chapter 4)

• CAMH, Climate Change and Mental Health FAQ

• Climate Atlas Mental Health and Climate Change (article)

• Daily Climate, Good News

• The Energy Mix A Crisis Is a Scary Time. You are Not Alone (list of further reading and communities of support)

• Gen Dread “a newsletter about staying sane in the climate crisis”

Resources for Educators:

• An Educator’s Guide to Climate Emotions (downloadable PDF) by Climate Psychology Alliance of North America

• Climate Change Education (CCE) - Yukon Territory Resource Package (PDF) by Ian Shanahan, Outdoor Learning School & Store

• Climate Emotions Booklet for Educators (PDF) by MOCHI, a research and knowledge mobilization project funded by SSHR

• Climate Mental Health Support Activities (PDF )by Climate Mental Health Network

• Environmental and Climate Aligned Trauma Informed Practices for Educators and Schools (PDF) by Andra Yeghoian

• Beyond Gloom and Doom: How to Teach Climate Change Towards Empowerment (web portal) by The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

• The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators: How to Teach in a Burning World (book)

• Earth Rangers “A charity that transforms children’s environmental concerns into positive action”

• Climate Change and Children’s Mental Health: A Developmental Perspective (article)

• Climate emotions and anxiety among young people in Canada: A national survey and call to action (article)