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Nature-Based and Community-Level Responses to Climate Distress in Young People: A Systematic Review

Climate change is both an environmental crisis and a growing source of psychological distress for young people, calling for responses that nurture emotional resilience and collective engagement. The emerging response to climate distress has mainly focused on formal psychological and individual-level interventions. 

Citation:
Bhupati M, Alexander N, Perry Y, Farrugia J. Nature-Based and Community-Level Responses to Climate Distress in Young People: A Systematic Review. J Adolesc. 2026.

Keywords:
Climate distress; community‐level interventions; eco‐anxiety; mental health; nature‐based interventions; youth

Abstract:
Climate change is both an environmental crisis and a growing source of psychological distress for young people, calling for responses that nurture emotional resilience and collective engagement. The emerging response to climate distress has mainly focused on formal psychological and individual-level interventions.