Navigating the Climate Crisis Impact on Mental Health

ABOUT THE EVENT

As sustainability professionals, you know better than anyone that climate change and mental health are inextricably linked. Join ISSP and the Climate Mental Health Network as we discuss the tools and resources that can be used in your professional lives to help manage the emotional impacts of climate change in a healthy way.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
– Introduction to the issue of climate and mental health
– Access to tools and resource to use to manage the emotional impacts of climate change in your professional life
– Learn more about climate change and mental health and its interconnectedness with other issues

MEET YOUR PANELISTS
Sarah Newman is the Executive Director of the Climate Mental Health Network. Founded in 2021 after Sarah’s own struggles with climate anxiety, it has grown into a national organization leading research and programs for youth, educators, and parents. Sarah previously worked in the media-impact sector and has a BA from Barnard College and MPH from UCLA.

Leslie Davenport is a climate psychology educator and consultant with offices in Tacoma, WA and the San Francisco Bay Area. Climate psychology trainings and consultations bring a relevant understanding of complex human behavior to the environmental sustainabilty efforts of organizations exploring the intersectionality of climate, economics, education, social justice, and policy. Personalized approaches include effective tools for building resiliency and leveraging the full range of our human capacities toward resolving the deep challenges of our time.

Zoharia Drizin recently graduated from DePaul University’s Master of Science in Sustainable Management program and serves on the Climate Mental Health Network Gen Z advisory board. Through her time as a graduate student in sustainable business, an undergrad studying Environmental Studies, a leader of DePaul’s Urban Garden, and a volunteer educator at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, she has developed a wealth of experience in environmental communication, education, and programming. These experiences, in addition to her work in developing impact assessments for small businesses as well as in various laboratory and research environments, have provided her with the language to discuss climate effects in diverse contexts. Although she has not been trained as a psychologist, her mother is. Through her upbringing, she has developed a fascination with and learned much about human psychology and sociology. As someone who has confronted the climate reality head-on for over five years, Zoharia understands the importance of climate mental health in strengthening all communities.