Professor Hine will discuss growing evidence that youth mental health problems can be made worse by direct experience of climate-change events such as bushfires, droughts and floods. He considers how big these effects are relative to other stressful life events such as family conflict, sickness and becoming unemployed.
He will present recent data from Australia that ranks the most important predictors of youth mental health problems, and what we can do about them.
鈥淵ounger generations across the world are reporting high levels of anxiety about climate change and its impacts,鈥 he says.
鈥淏ut climate change is far from the only pressing challenge to youth mental health.听 We need to build a society in which we provide strong social foundations that enable young people to flourish, without exceeding the Earth鈥檚 ecological boundaries.鈥澨
Three other 蜜桃儿直播 (UC) researchers are taking part in the We鈥檙e Talking Hauora event:
, Senior Data Manager in UC鈥檚 Child Well-being Research Institute, will talk about the impact of screen time in early childhood on social and educational skills.
Dr Jessica Fitzjohn, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering,听will discuss how her research has led to the development of new potential breast screening technology, which is both radiation and compression-free. This technology could increase access to breast screening, increasing equity and outcomes for all women.
Dr Kate Prendergast, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Relations,听is exploring how cities can help young people to live well and thrive based on research from seven international cities.
Her talk identifies conditions and opportunities for city councils to support youth wellbeing.
The other two speakers taking part in听We鈥檙e Talking Hauora听are from the University of Otago.
They will cover topics such as antimicrobial resistance and the use of antibiotics, using microbiome to improve colorectal cancer treatment, and alcohol-related presentations at the Christchurch Emergency Department.
- 鈥淲e鈥檙e Talking Hauora鈥, Wednesday 10 May, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Manawa Foyer, 276 Antigua St, Christchurch, register听.
