Harnessing Hope for a Better Future: Mental Health in the Age of Overwhelm
Event description
This event is part of our live-stream series. Get a ticket to attend in-person in Wānaka, or to watch online. Check out other live stream events here.
Faced with mountains of negative information about climate change and downwards trends, "eco anxiety" is a real and rising problem from climate scientists to the school yard. This talk looks at how we can address climate anxiety and create positive change.
WHO IS THIS FOR: Whole Community: Parents, Grandparents, Children, Young Adults.
SPEAKERS:
- Abbas Nazari - Afghan refugee and Fulbright scholar in security studies
- Maureen Mooney - leading crisis management psychologist
- Esther Whitehead - advocate leading change for good and local QLDC councillor
- Sam Rodney-Hudson - Wānaka-based mental health nurse
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Covid-19 Policy
In the case of Covid-19 alert level changes, this event will be activated online as a virtual session. All events that can be run in person will be. Visit our website for full details of our Covid-19 Policy www.wao.co.nz/covidpolicy
The Wao Summit is a six day annual event held in Wānaka. Its aim is to inspire, educate and enable our transition as a community and nation to a healthy, thriving, diverse, carbon zero community.
This event is part of the Wao Summit 2021, check out the full programme here.