Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling of looming climate crisis, researchers say

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Children and young people around the world are experiencing increasing anxiety over the fate of the planet—specifically climate change and how lawmakers are handling the looming crisis, according to new research.

Nearly half of all young people surveyed, more than 45%, said their feelings about climate change negatively affect their daily life and functioning, according to the study.

The study is the largest to ever research climate anxiety among children and young people and is the first to investigate how government action on climate change is related to widespread psychological distress among the youngest members of society, according to the authors. "Kids are very media savvy. They're not living in a cave," Van Susteren said."They have heard about what the future looks like. They've heard the warnings."

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