Financing Resilience: Psychological Resilience is Integral to Climate Resilience

September 24
1-2pm
708 Broadway, Room 301 | Online

Hosted by NYU GPH and Billion Minds Institute for Climate Week

Join Us for a Key Dialogue on Mental Health & Climate Adaptation!

This intergenerational panel will explore how mental health, psychological resilience, and youth-led initiatives intersect with climate adaptation. This event will address how mental health influences recovery from climate challenges, discuss integrating resilience into funding mechanisms, and advocate for prioritizing youth mental health in global climate talks.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Harshita Umesh, MA, PhD, YOUNGO Health representative
  • Gary Belkin, MD, MPh, PhD, Director and Founder of Billion Minds Institute
  • Luiz Roberto Bumbles de Abreu Carvalho, MA, CEO of SoulBeeGood, Co-founder Vertentes Mental Ecosystem & Children in G20, Co-Chair Environment WG Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN), Research at the Center for Research and Innovation in Mental Health University of São Paulo (CISM-FMUSP)
  • Katie Hodgetts, Founder of The Resilience Project