Cowley-Cunningham, Michelle ORCID: 0000-0002-1997-6009 and Carey, Alexis
ORCID: 0000-0002-6663-567X
(2023)
Children’s differing experiences of environmental insecurity and its impacts via the lens of a human rights-based analysis.
In: Royal Irish Academy’s Annual International Affairs Conference, 02 May 2023, Royal Irish Academy.
ISBN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4601695
Abstract
The climate crisis affects children’s well-being and threatens future generations’ enjoyment of the right to the highest standard of health and security. This paper discusses a submission by the PSI Special Interest Group in Human Rights and Psychology to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. As health profession stakeholders we highlight how environmental degradation and children’s awareness of climate change present an important linkage to children’s mental health. We provide a psychological health account of climate anxiety and its effects on children, and a psychological perspective on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child regarding health and participation.
The slides attend to the following:
UNCRC Human Rights Analysis – The Psychological Society of Ireland’s (PSI) response to the call from the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child:
Draft General Comment No. 26.
Themes:
• Environmental degradation: children’s differing
experiences
• Climate Anxiety – A psychological perspective on
UNCRC Article 24
• Human security and the UNDP – A role for health
• Select Recommendations:
Mental health and physical health parity
Education and awareness raising
• Concluding remarks - Climate Anxiety or
Climate Trauma?
We detail how interventions mindful of children’s educational and participatory capacity offer the potential to moderate effects of climate anxiety. We discuss limitations of the term ‘climate anxiety’ for describing the experience of children from the Global South, preferring a narrative of physical and mental health parity.
Metadata
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Talk) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Climate Anxiety, Children's Health Rights, UN Draft General comment No.26, Psychology, Participation Rights |
Subjects: | Business > Marketing Medical Sciences > Psychology Social Sciences > Law |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School |
Published in: | Royal Irish Academy’s Annual International Affairs Conference, May 2023. . SSRN. ISBN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4601695 |
Publisher: | SSRN |
Funders: | National Centre for Family Business |
ID Code: | 30697 |
Deposited On: | 28 Jan 2025 14:44 by Michelle Cowley-Cunningham . Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 14:44 |
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