El impacto que no vemos: clima y salud mental

The document outlines how climate change affects mental health through acute impacts following disasters and chronic stress from environmental degradation. It highlights that these impacts are unevenly distributed, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups in Latin America and Spain. The guide advises journalists to avoid pathologizing legitimate emotional responses, protect source dignity, and follow WHO/PAHO guidelines when reporting on suicide.

• Climate change impacts on mental health are categorized into acute impacts, which occur after disasters like hurricanes or wildfires and lead to depression and PTSD, and chronic impacts, which involve sustained stress and higher correlations with anxiety in communities facing continuous environmental degradation.
• Mental health impacts are a matter of justice, as inequality and limited access to psychosocial services in Spain and Latin America exacerbate the effects. The most vulnerable groups include youth, indigenous communities, displaced persons, outdoor workers, and those with pre-existing disorders, with agriculture-dependent areas being particularly exposed.

APA

CCNow (2026). El impacto que no vemos: clima y salud mental. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/el-impacto-que-no-vemos-clima-y-salud-mental/

Chicago

CCNow. El impacto que no vemos: clima y salud mental. Covering Climate Now, 2026. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/el-impacto-que-no-vemos-clima-y-salud-mental/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2026impacto, author = {CCNow}, title = {{El impacto que no vemos: clima y salud mental}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2026}, month = jul, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/el-impacto-que-no-vemos-clima-y-salud-mental/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }