Climate change: A call to action for psychiatry

Dr. Van Susteren wrote this commentary on behalf of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance, a professional group dedicated to promoting awareness and action on climate from a mental health perspective. She is a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington. Dr. Van Susteren serves on the advisory board of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston. She is a former member of the board of directors of the National Wildlife Federation and coauthor of group’s report, “The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the United States – Why the U.S. Mental Health System is Not Prepared.” In 2006, Dr. Van Susteren sought the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland. Recently, she founded Lucky Planet Foods, a company that provides plant-based, low carbon foods.

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