THE LUNA MOTH CIRCLE

Elevating Leaders Where Climate Meets Care

Climate Change and Youth Mental Health Course: First Cohort Starting July 2, 2025!

Our Partners

Proudly funded by the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

Climate Change & Youth Mental Health Course

A self-paced, online professional development course, designed for professionals looking to stay ahead of growing youth mental health challenges in the face of climate change.

Why Register?

Course Modules

1. The Awakening

Different dimensions of climate change and their impact on youth mental health.

2. The Journey

Young people’s journey from climate awareness to the emergence of ecological consciousness.

3. Facing Dragons

Overcoming barriers, coping strategies and adaptation.

4. Rooted Resilience

Emergence of ecological consciousness and its relationship to good mental health.

5. Conversations

How to talk about climate change with young people.

6. Action Planning

Setting goals and developing work plans for a solution-oriented professional practice.

Community Endorsements

As a social worker born and raised in Northwestern Ontario, I am so excited about this course. When working and living in the North, your everyday life is intertwined with the natural world. For us, a changing climate doesn't just mean changing temperatures, but disrupted ability to safely travel, higher costs of living and a decrease in the numbers of wildlife some depend on for food.

Lisa Devlin

School Mental Health Lead

As an interdisciplinary artist and scholar working at the intersection of climate change, youth self-empowerment, and mental health, I've created contemplative performance opportunities for young people, such as Letters to the Ice, to navigate complex climate emotions through creative expression. This micro-credential offers valuable tools to support youth in developing emotional resilience as the climate crisis worsens. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to integrate culturally responsive approaches that acknowledge the diversity of eco-anxiety experiences while fostering agency and community engagement.

Devora Neumark

Interdisiplinary Artist and Scholar

As a clinical psychologist who has studied climate change and mental health for a number of years, it's very gratifying that the Ontario Ministries of Colleges and Universities and Carleton University have created their course on climate change and youth mental health. The modules are based on the latest information and tuned to the needs of a wide variety of young people. I highly endorse this program!

Thomas Doherty

Clinical Psychologist

My name is Julia Clarke, and I’m a Registered Psychotherapist based in Ontario and Newfoundland. This course provides both an accessible and comprehensive perspective on climate, youth, and mental health, drawing directly from the experiences of people working in this area. We are all working and living in the world of climate and youth mental health in some capacity, and this course is a valuable resource towards developing curiosity and resilience in the face of climate crisis.

Julia Clarke

Registered Psychotherapist

Youth Visions of Climate Change

To ensure the course content truly reflects youth voices and keeps their perspectives at the heart of the conversation, we launched the ClimatArts Contest in early 2025. The response was beyond expectation—countless young artists, aged 5 to 25, from across three continents, submitted their work. Each piece tells a powerful story, offering a vivid glimpse into how youth see themselves in the fight against climate change.