University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, 61 Uralba Street, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 May 19;20(10):5882. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20105882.
Global warming is bringing with it continued long-term changes in the climate system. Extreme weather-related events, which are already becoming a daily reality around the world, are predicted to be more intense and frequent in the future. The widespread occurrence of these events and climate change more broadly are being experienced collectively and at scale and do not affect populations evenly. These climate changes have profound impacts on mental health and wellbeing. Existing reactive responses include frequent implied and direct references to the concept of 'recovery'. This is problematic in three ways: it conceives of extreme weather events as single, one-off occurrences; implies their unexpected nature; and contains an integral assumption of an end point where individuals/communities are 'recovered'. Models of mental health and wellbeing support (including funding) need to change, shifting away from 'recovery' towards a focus on adaptation. We argue that this presents a more constructive approach that may be used to collectively support communities.
全球变暖正在给气候系统带来持续的长期变化。与极端天气相关的事件，这些事件已经在全球范围内成为每天的现实，预计未来将更加剧烈和频繁。这些事件的广泛发生和更广泛的气候变化正在被集体感受到，而且不均衡地影响着人群。这些气候变化对心理健康和福祉产生了深远的影响。现有的被动反应包括频繁暗示和直接提及“恢复”的概念。这有三个问题：它将极端天气事件视为单一的、一次性的事件；暗示其意外性质；并包含个人/社区“恢复”的终点的固有假设。心理健康和福祉的支持模型（包括资金）需要改变，从“恢复”转向关注适应。我们认为，这提出了一种更具建设性的方法，可以用来共同支持社区。
