Two new studies are helping to shed light on the extent Canadians feel climate change is impacting their mental health.

A national study published today suggests about 2.3 per cent of people in Canada experience climate change anxiety at a level the authors considered “clinically relevant,” causing meaningful distress and disruption in their lives.

The severe manifestation of climate anxiety was more common among people who had directly experienced climate change impacts, women compared to men, those in Northern Canada compared to Southern Canada, younger generations compared to older generations, people in urban centres compared to rural areas, and people with lower incomes.

The study published in the academic journal Nature Mental Health also suggests Indigenous people had the highest

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