PUBLIC HEALTH
2019-07-15 11:20:22.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS [3ad043a9-2ec8-401d-a727-5589a303ea4a,368955] - PUBLIC HEALTH [da2c70fd-d92b-45be-b159-b2c10cb387c6,83869]);
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IMPACTS
MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS
Mental health refers to the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of one or more people. 1 Mental health can be be impacted by exposure to climate related or weather-related disasters. 2 Specific groups of people are at higher risk for distress and other adverse mental health consequences including but not limited to children, the elderly, and people with preexisting mental illness. 3