Linking climate change, global mental health and structural interventions: opportunities for research and action
Climate change disproportionately affects people with pre-existing mental illness, yet there is a critical shortage of targeted interventions serving their needs. This Commentary argues for the further development and evaluation of preventative, structural interventions, including cash transfers, in the context of climate-change related disasters to reduce vulnerability among people with mental illness.
Authors
- Muhammad Ishrat Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-5750)
- S. A. Kidd
- Siqi Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-9552)
- Nusrat Husain
- Charlotte Hanlon
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.11002
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00