AUTHOR=Holdsworth Jaclyn , Hunte Shelly-Ann , Barker Kershelle , Sherin Jonathan , Rao Mala , Maharaj Sandeep B. TITLE=Safeguarding the Caribbean's future: making the case to research the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on youth mental health and wellbeing JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=11 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1322831 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1322831 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=

This article makes a call for attention to paid on the development of a research agenda for studying the impact of climatic events on youth mental health in the Caribbean. It details the climate injustices that the region faces and the potential mental health problem which can arise from climatic events. It makes a call for interdisciplinary research and a multi stakeholder approach to dealing with this potential issue.