Scrolling into stress: How climate fears hit youth


Young minds on screens: There are ways to combat eco-anxiety fuelled by social media. — UN Women

Our young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety over the environment. There are ways we can help them beat it.

YOUNG people are suing their governments in the US state of Montana and in European countries, accusing them of not doing enough to protect the environment. They’ve effectively stepped up from a case of anxiety over the environment to a legal one.

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