{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34502","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>New data from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) reveal more than half of adults (55%) believe climate change is impacting Americans' mental health. More than 40% of adults report personally experiencing effects on their mental health, including nearly one in five who report a significant impact, an APA news release stated. Additionally, one-third of adults (35%) worry about climate change on a weekly basis, indicating that for many, this is a persistent source of stress. The poll also showed anxiety over whether governmental response to climate change is widespread. About 6 in 10 adults say they're anxious about how the government is currently dealing with climate change, including more than one-fourth (28%) who report high anxiety. A very small share of Americans (4%) doesn't believe climate change exists. These results come from the APA Healthy Minds polls, fielded by Morning Consult on behalf of APA. This poll was conducted March 18-20, 2025, among a sample of 2,208 adults ages 18 and older in the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mental Health Weekly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mhw.34502","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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New data from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) reveal more than half of adults (55%) believe climate change is impacting Americans' mental health. More than 40% of adults report personally experiencing effects on their mental health, including nearly one in five who report a significant impact, an APA news release stated. Additionally, one-third of adults (35%) worry about climate change on a weekly basis, indicating that for many, this is a persistent source of stress. The poll also showed anxiety over whether governmental response to climate change is widespread. About 6 in 10 adults say they're anxious about how the government is currently dealing with climate change, including more than one-fourth (28%) who report high anxiety. A very small share of Americans (4%) doesn't believe climate change exists. These results come from the APA Healthy Minds polls, fielded by Morning Consult on behalf of APA. This poll was conducted March 18-20, 2025, among a sample of 2,208 adults ages 18 and older in the United States.