Opinionation: EcoAnxiety in Youth: the evidence, the impacts and how to work with it

Opinionation: EcoAnxiety in Youth: the evidence, the impacts and how to work with it

This webinar explores recent research into the different ways in which ecoanxiety presents in youth in Quebec and dives into approaches for working with ecoanxiety through education, collective action and community building. Speakers include:

  • Dr. Maxime Boivin, Researcher, l’Institut national de santé publique du Québec, and author of recent study of ecoanxiety among Quebec youth
  • Maria Vamvalis, Doctoral candidate, OISE, University of Toronto, contributor to An Educator’s Guide to Climate Emotions (Climate Psychology Alliance North America)
  • Angelo Maurer, Shake Up The Establishment, co-creator of Practicing Rest, Recovery, Resistance: An Interactive Dreaming Journal

Keywords: youth, ecoanxiety, Quebec, behaviour, worry, community, education, well being, engagement

Author(s)

Maxime Boivin, PhD Researcher, INSPQ; Associate Professor, Université Laval