Open AccessEco-crisis and mental health of children and young people: Do child mental health professionals have a role?
Author(s) -
Sundar Gnanavel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v12.i5.668
Subject(s) - mental health , health professionals , medicine , mental health service , public health , psychiatry , nursing , psychology , health care , political science , law
Child mental health professionals have an extremely important role to play in their distinct roles as clinicians, therapists, researchers, policy makers, advocates, preventative public health professionals and service developers pertaining to eco-crisis in the child and adolescent populations. This article provides examples of how this can be done.