large bushfires (in 2019), affecting general health and mental health, in particular. The likelihood of bushfires is increased by<unk>  change. Global<unk>  change can have substantial negative<unk> s on mental health and well-being, especially for vulnerable populations and those with pre-existing serious mental illness. There are three broad pathways by which the effects of<unk>  change on mental health can take place: directly, indirectly or via awareness. The direct pathway includes stress related conditions being caused by exposure to extreme weather events, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Scientific studies have linked mental health outcomes to several<unk> -related exposures—heat, humidity, rainfall, drought, wildfires and floods. The indirect pathway can be via disruption to economic and social activities, such as when an area of farmland is less able to produce food. The third pathway can be of mere awareness of the<unk>  change threat, even by individuals who are not otherwise affected by it. Mental health outcomes have been measured in several studies through indicators such as psychiatric hospital admissions, mortality, self-harm and suicide rates. Vulnerable populations and life stages include people with pre-existing mental illness, Indigenous peoples, children and adolescents. The emotional responses to the threat of<unk>  change can include eco-anxiety, ecological grief and eco-anger. While unpleasant, such emotions are often not harmful, and can be rational responses to the degradation of the natural world, motivating adaptive action. Assessing the exact mental health effects of<unk>  change is difficult; increases in heat extremes pose risks to mental health which can manifest themselves in increased mental health-related hospital admissions and suicidality.
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