YOU-CARE: from preoccupation to participation

Meet the YOU-CARE project addressing eco-anxiety in youth

Despite recent breakthroughs, the current and future effects of climate change on mental health remain underappreciated and under-studied. Young people are the most affected, and there is an urgent need to deploy spaces where they can play an active part in researching and grasping the diverse emotions triggered by the triple planetary crisis – so as to move from anxiety to agentivity.

For more information, please reach out to Martina Paone: [email protected]

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