image: Firefighters from Stockton, Calif., put out flames off of Hidden Valley Rd. while fighting a wildfire, Friday, May 3, 2013 in Hidden Valley, Calif.
Credit: Daria Devyatkina, CC-BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
More than 1 in 5 Californians who are impacted by climate events report negative effects on their mental health, with young, white women and those who’ve experienced property damage being especially affected.
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000387
Article Title: Exposure to climate events and mental health: Risk and protective factors from the California Health Interview Survey
Author Countries: United States
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Journal
PLOS Climate
COI Statement
I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Dr. Alison Hwong has an unpaid position as member of the American Psychiatric Association Council on Research, 2023-2025. The remaining authors have declared that no competing interests exist.