As part of the theme day Écoanxiété : un enjeu de santé mentale et une étincelle possible pour la transition socioécologique a one-day training session was offered to participants to demystify issues relating to ecoanxiety and define appropriate intervention and communication strategies to limit its negative impacts.
The documents associated with three conferences held during this training course are available.
Le b.a-ba de l’écoanxiété
Speaker: Maxime Boivin, Ph.D., researcher, Institut national de santé publique du Québec
Topics include: definition of ecoanxiety and eco-emotions, prevalence, triggers, vulnerability and protective factors.
Comment mobiliser les jeunes par rapport à l’environnement tout en les soutenant en lien avec l’écoanxiété ?
Speakers :
- Inès Lopes, Ph.D., educator (environmental and social issues) and psychologist
- Marie-France Racine-Gagné, M. Sc., APPR, Direction de santé publique de la Montérégie-Centre
Topics covered: relationship between young people and climate change, young people’s concerns about climate issues and ways of approaching the subject with them to encourage lucid hope, rather than eco-anxiety.
Communiquer en tenant compte de l’écoanxiété : pour des pratiques engageantes (activité)
Speakers :
- Mélanie Perroux, M. Sc., Scientific advisor, Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
- Anne-Sara Briand, M.D., M. Sc.,Resident physician in public health and preventive medicine (R5), Université de Montréal
A group activity was organized following which a presentation was given on communication strategies related to climate change.
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