Mental Health Sustainability Network Online Event

At our event on 1st November, Amelia Cussans (Psychiatry Trainee) will be discussing how health professionals can encourage climate action from Royal Colleges: "The Climate and Health Scorecard Initiative considers how health professionals can work within their sphere of influence to bring about high-impact change at an institutional level - this talk is for you if you want to shift your focus from individual actions! There is so much that health bodies like Royal Colleges can do to help tackle the climate and ecological crises, including education, finance choices and political advocacy."

The climate and ecological emergency is a health emergency. There are particular implications for people's mental health with vulnerable groups being disproportionately affected, including people with pre-existing mental illness and children.

Addressing climate change has been described as the greatest health opportunity this century. Sustainable mental healthcare will provide better outcomes for service users through prevention, empowerment, improving value and cutting carbon.

Come along to this global networking event and meet other people who would like to work towards sustainable mental health services. All are welcome.

This monthly event is hosted by the Mental Health Sustainability Network. Join for free here: networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/mental-health-sustainability-network

Amelia Cussans is a psychiatry trainee who writes and speaks on environmental justice. She co-leads the Climate and Health Scorecard Initiative, which supports health organisations in climate action. She is a member of Psych Declares. She is an executive committee member for RCPsych London Division where she champions issues surrounding climate breakdown and ecological degradation.