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Specifically, flood and storm related PTSD are observed frequently for people residing in low and middle income areas impacted by climate disasters. [12] Other vulnerable groups to extreme weather mental health effects include the economically disadvantaged, elderly, disabled, prisoners, substance abusers, and children. [13]
Children's mental health, their rights, and climate change need to be seen as interlinked topics, not separate points. [17] Children and young adults are the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. [46] Many of the climate change impacts which affect children's physical health also lead to psychological and mental health consequences. [46]
Where violent conflicts are the norm, the lives of young children are significantly disrupted and their families have great difficulty in offering the sensitive and consistent care that young children need for their healthy development. [1] One impact is the high rates of PTSD seen in children living with natural disasters or chronic conflict.
Even though children and young adults are the most vulnerable group regarding the impacts of climate change, they have received far less research focus than adults. The World Health Organization states that more than 88% of the existing burden of disease attributable to climate change occurs in children younger than 5 years.
Children are physically more vulnerable to climate change in all its forms. [5] Climate change affects the physical health of children and their well-being. Prevailing inequalities, between and within countries, determine how climate change impacts children. [6] Children often have no voice in terms of global responses to climate change. [5]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.
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Multi-casualty / disaster / terrorism incidents; Events with a high degree of threat to the personnel; Significant events involving children; Events in which the victim is known to the personnel; Events with excessive media interest; Events that are prolonged and end with a negative outcome; Any significantly powerful, overwhelming distressing ...