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Daniel Swain on climate anxiety

Publication: Politico 

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability 

Synopsis: Politico published an article about climate change guilt and the extent of this new anxiety in California. 

UCLA News: Swain describes the need for proper mental health care targeted at climate anxiety. “Folks with self-described severe climate anxiety now reach out to climate scientists essentially every week. Climate scientists are not equipped to be on the front lines of the surge in climate anxiety — there need to be more clinicians and practitioners who specialize in this.” 

Read more at Politico.