#distress — Public Fediverse posts

Eco‑anxiety and mental health

* What kids told us about eco‑anxiety

"This is our home.
If we destroy it, and we can’t build it up,
then that’s a part of the Earth that’s destroyed,
and we won’t be able to get it back."
Matthew, age ten

"Eco-anxiety is a rational response to a real threat." >>
https://theconversation.com/im-mad-at-the-people-who-could-have-solved-the-problem-what-kids-told-us-about-eco-anxiety-278999

* "Mental health seems to be having a bigger toll on people's ability to work...More than 8 million people rely on income support, driven by a growing number of mental health claims."

"With around 2 million more people now accessing payments than a decade ago, the surge is being driven by Australians whose physical and mental health has deteriorated to the point they can no longer work." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/income-support-grows-mental-health-work/106626692
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