Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
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Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
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The GuardianExtreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research showstheguardian.comExclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the century Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Extreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people being admitted to hospital for a mental health condition, according to research. The analysis, which looked at 720,000 New South Wales hospital admissions of young people aged up to 24, suggested the climate crisis would aggravate the already declining mental health of young people. Continue reading...
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