How the Mental Health of Rural Americans Is Shaped by Climate Change - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
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'People kind of just say, 'Oh, it's so bad, so smoky, I hate it.' But when we ask people to actually give the words of their experience, they use 'oppressive, heavy.' They feel depressed.' - Elizabeth Walker, Clean Air Methow advisor
'What we often don't explicitly acknowledge is the threat of what the oppressive, opaque, physical heaviness of being under this white smoke for a prolonged period of time is like.' - Elizabeth Walker
'More Than Physical Ailments: Sixty-five percent of rural counties lack a single psychiatrist.'
'The climate crisis has brought significant added stress to those who live and work in wild or rural areas.'
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