Meeting Eco-anxiety: understanding in order to care
Psychoeducational action that raises awareness within the academic community about eco-anxiety, promoting the identification of signs
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
This meeting is part of a universal psychoeducational intervention aimed at promoting mental health and has as its main objective raising awareness within the academic community about the challenges of eco-anxiety, a recent social phenomenon that directly impacts well-being.
The intended goal is to enable the community to identify signs of this specific stressor; promote awareness and the legitimisation of distress associated with environmental factors; and empower the community with tools to cope with these challenges.
The activity is intended to take place in the faculty atrium, where there will be a presentation with information about eco-anxiety and practical strategies for dealing with this emerging challenge.
The people involved in this activity will be the SPIC-CUP psychologist, Elisa Aires, and the psychology service intern, Emanuel Vieira, who will be available to clarify doubts and share practices on how to cope with eco-anxiety.
The following topics will be addressed:
- Concept of eco-anxiety
- Main sources of eco-anxiety
- Populations at higher risk
- Signs of eco-anxiety
- Impact of eco-anxiety on well-being
- Practical management strategies
