Castor, Levin To Join Thompson, High School Students In Effort To Highlight Climate-Related Impacts On Mental Health

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Chair Kathy Castor and Rep. Mike Levin of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will participate in a press conference hosted by Rep. Mike Thompson to highlight the impact of climate-related disasters on mental health, particularly among young people.

The Members will be joined by the two high school climate advocates who helped author House Resolution 975, which was introduced by Rep. Thompson and Chair Castor earlier this year and co-sponsored by Rep. Levin. The resolution raises awareness about the mental health pandemic of youth climate anxiety; highlights its disproportionate impact on the youth in black, indigenous, and people of color communities; and advocates for resources to support the mental health of young people affected by the climate crisis. 

Details for the press conference are below.
 
WHO:
Rep. Mike Thompson
Chair Kathy Castor
Rep. Mike Levin
Rep. Troy Carter
Elizabeth Bechard, Moms Clean Air Force Senior Policy Analyst
Madigan Traversi, senior at Sonoma Academy and Schools for Climate Action Youth Leader
Giselle Perez, senior at Sonoma Academy and Schools for Climate Action Youth Leader
McKenna Dunbar, Climate Mental Health Network Gen-Z Advisor
 
WHAT:
Press conference on the impact of climate-related disasters on mental health
 
WHEN:
Thursday, September 22, 2022
9:30am – 10:00am
 
WHERE:
House Triangle and live on Rep. Thompson’s Facebook page.