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Webinar: “The Silent Crisis: Climate Change and Mental Well-being”

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health India Research Center is pleased to announce the next webinar in the series on “Climate Change and Health: Science, Policy and Public Health in Action.” The discussion will focus on the link between climate change and mental health, examining the resulting health impacts and exploring how health systems can be strengthened to address this emerging public health challenge.

As evidence on the mental health impacts of climate change continues to grow, integrating mental well-being into climate policy and public health action is becoming increasingly important. The webinar will bring together perspectives from India and globally to examine the current evidence, implementation challenges, and opportunities to advance inclusive, gender responsive mental health and psychosocial support within climate adaptation. 

Date: July 29th, 2026 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM IST | 8:30 – 10:00 AM ET

Mode: Online, on Zoom

Register Here

Speakers

  • Dr. Aakash Shrivastava, Additional Director and Head, Centre for Climate Change and Health, National Centre for Disease Control
  • Ms. Jasmine Kalha, Co-Director and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society (ILS)
  • Dr. Marc Weisskopf, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Physiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Dr. Naveen Kumar C, Professor & Head, Community Psychiatry Services, Officer In-Charge: COE on Climate Change and Mental Health (NCDC, MOHFW), Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS

Moderator

  • Dr. Christy Denckla, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health