RCPsych at COP26 blog
The climate crisis will take a far greater toll on our mental health if COP26 fails to deliver. The College has observer status at the conference and will be reporting back regularly via blog posts and across our social media channels.
Find out more about why we are attending this pivotal climate change conference.
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Co-benefits at COP: four ways in which improving the environment could also improve mental health
Dr Lisa Page, the College’s Associate Registrar for Sustainability, reflects on what she has seen at COP and on some win-win situations where climate change improvements would also lead to ...
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Green spaces and mental health - what’s the connection?
Dr Katherine Kennet, the College’s Social Prescribing Lead, reports back from COP26 on the importance of green spaces and nature for mental health.
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What do we want, and when do we want it?
Dr Nick Barnes spoke to dozens of young people at COP26 - here he summarises their key asks and calls passionately for action to achieve them.
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Ideas emerging from week one at COP26
Professor Bernadka Dubicka's blog post offers five ideas after a thought-provoking first week at COP26.
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Are we really listening and who are we listening to?
Dr Nick Barnes has spent the week at COP26 - are the right voices being heard?
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Depicting the climate emergency through art
Dr Elaine Lockhart has been inspired by artists, scientists and businesspeople at COP26 as she considers how we can support young people worried about the climate crisis.
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Applauding the NHS, and a word of warning
Dr Nick Barnes celebrates NHS England's position on climate change but asks that mental health is not left behind.
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On the road to COP26
Join Dr Catriona Mellor on the road to COP26, as she provides a daily diary from Ride for their Lives, and heads on two wheels to Glasgow.
Dr Catriona Mellor