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CBS New York: Climate anxiety impacting more young people; Expert offers suggestions on how to handle it
January 10, 2023
“I’m seeing a lot of anxiety focused on the climate in school age and adolescent kids,” Jamie Howard, PhD said.
Howard says climate anxiety has become more prevalent over the last decade and is most common in those who have generalized anxiety disorder – chronic worries about everyday things.
“Kids with generalized anxiety are very sensitive to the environment around them and really aware and alert in picking up things in the media and the news on social media,” Howard said.
