#intergenerationaljustice — 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
#degradation #ecosystems #pollution #climate #FossilFuels #deforestation #EcoAnxiety #MentalHealth #distress #children #work #IntergenerationalJustice #parenting

Lives disrupted and stunted by ongoing climate disasters

"Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people. Experts and advocates fear the lifelong consequences facing young people are being overlooked in disaster responses as what were previously known as “one-in-a-hundred years” disasters increase in frequency and severity."

"Unicef Australia is calling for the government to create a policy framework to support young people during and after natural disasters. “[We need] a better plan around the things that children need, around education and having enough supports to help them with their mental health if they’re traumatised by an event."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/11/natural-disasters-forecast-cost-australia-young-people-unicef
#PlanetaryHealth #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #intergenerationalJustice #inequality #YoungPeople #children #parenting #ChildAbuse #bushfires #floods #disasters #HeatStress #MentalHealth #trauma #HotOcean #FoamAndBlooms

Learning interrupted

"Climate shocks are disrupting children’s education, putting their learning and their futures at risk."

"A new UNICEF analysis reveals that at least 242 million students in 85 countries or territories had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts in 2024, exacerbating an existing learning crisis."
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https://www.unicef.org/reports/learning-interrupted-global-snapshot-2024
#FossilFuels #climate #impacts #disruption #education #children #floods #droughts #heatwaves #bushfires #storms #hazards #Intergenerationaljustice #UNICEF