Elizabeth Pinsky
@elizabethpinsky.bsky.social
Pediatrician and child psychiatrist, professional and personal interest in children having a future. I do advocacy/education around climate and child physical & mental health, proud founding member of @climatecodeblue.bsky.social
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200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
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Delighted to see this new weekly offering from @ucs.org: free weekly mindfulness sessions to "to help scientists and science advocates to manage stress, regulate emotions, and navigate uncertainty with greater clarity and calm." Check it out!
MindLab: Weekly Mindfulness Sessions
Scientists and science advocates are invited to join MindLab weekly mindfulness sessions for science-based techniques to manage stress and navigate uncertainty. Join us on Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. ET, s...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Delighted to see this new weekly offering from @ucs.org: free weekly mindfulness sessions to "to help scientists and science advocates to manage stress, regulate emotions, and navigate uncertainty with greater clarity and calm." Check it out!
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Talking about climate change is one of the most powerful actions we can take to protect the people and places we love. Help me keep the conversation going by sharing this film. #ScienceMoms @ScienceMoms Learn more at sciencemoms.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Talking about climate change is one of the most powerful actions we can take to protect the people and places we love. Help me keep the conversation going by sharing this film. #ScienceMoms @ScienceMoms Learn more at sciencemoms.com
🎉🎉 Thrilled to welcome my friends and colleagues at @aacap.bsky.social to Bluesky.
#AACAP is the leading voice for child psychiatry here in the US, and a trusted source for information and for committed, child and family centered advocacy. 🎉🎉
#AACAP is the leading voice for child psychiatry here in the US, and a trusted source for information and for committed, child and family centered advocacy. 🎉🎉
February 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🎉🎉 Thrilled to welcome my friends and colleagues at @aacap.bsky.social to Bluesky.
#AACAP is the leading voice for child psychiatry here in the US, and a trusted source for information and for committed, child and family centered advocacy. 🎉🎉
#AACAP is the leading voice for child psychiatry here in the US, and a trusted source for information and for committed, child and family centered advocacy. 🎉🎉
Important (and, TBH, kinda gross) study from @harvardcchange.bsky.social:
The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis while... 1/3 of the politicians they support consistently vote AGAINST climate action.
hsph.harvard.edu/climate-heal...
New Study Highlights Disconnect Between AMA's Stance on Climate Change and Political Contributions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new study finds a disconnect between the American Medical Association's climate advocacy and their political donations.
hsph.harvard.edu
January 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Important (and, TBH, kinda gross) study from @harvardcchange.bsky.social:
The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis while... 1/3 of the politicians they support consistently vote AGAINST climate action.
hsph.harvard.edu/climate-heal...
Lovely opinion from @colin-d-butler.bsky.social and Mala Rao in @bmj.com summarizing the question for us mental-health-clinician-types:
If some "climate anxiety" motivates action, and too much paralyzes it, how much is the Goldilocks amount that can spawn a revolution?
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
If some "climate anxiety" motivates action, and too much paralyzes it, how much is the Goldilocks amount that can spawn a revolution?
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
What “dose” of anxiety is needed to awaken transformative action on climate change?
“Eco-anxiety” is growing worldwide, especially among young people.1 Considerable anxiety about the climate crisis is rational, particularly for young people, for whom even 2100 is a tangible date. Dee...
www.bmj.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lovely opinion from @colin-d-butler.bsky.social and Mala Rao in @bmj.com summarizing the question for us mental-health-clinician-types:
If some "climate anxiety" motivates action, and too much paralyzes it, how much is the Goldilocks amount that can spawn a revolution?
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
If some "climate anxiety" motivates action, and too much paralyzes it, how much is the Goldilocks amount that can spawn a revolution?
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
🚨 🚨🚨 Learning/CME alert! For PCPs and mental health providers:
From the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and our good friends Josh Wortzel and Laelia Benoit, a PBL-based short course on Climate Change and Mental Health. Register by 1/15! @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
From the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and our good friends Josh Wortzel and Laelia Benoit, a PBL-based short course on Climate Change and Mental Health. Register by 1/15! @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
Online Short-Course: Climate Change and Mental Health
This 3-session online short course is intended for mental health and primary care providers from anywhere in the world to develop actionable knowledge and
ysph.yale.edu
January 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 🚨🚨 Learning/CME alert! For PCPs and mental health providers:
From the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and our good friends Josh Wortzel and Laelia Benoit, a PBL-based short course on Climate Change and Mental Health. Register by 1/15! @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
From the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health and our good friends Josh Wortzel and Laelia Benoit, a PBL-based short course on Climate Change and Mental Health. Register by 1/15! @cchyale.bsky.social
ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
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"This is a monumental moment for Montana, our youth, and the future of our planet," said @youthvgov.bsky.social's Nate Bellinger. "Today, the Montana Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional rights of youth to a safe and livable climate."
www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/mont...
www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/mont...
Montana Supreme Court upholds historic youth climate lawsuit win
By Dana Drugmand The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court ruling in a youth-led case against the Montana state government, affirming that the sixteen young plaintiffs have a right ...
www.thenewlede.org
December 19, 2024 at 1:21 AM
"This is a monumental moment for Montana, our youth, and the future of our planet," said @youthvgov.bsky.social's Nate Bellinger. "Today, the Montana Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional rights of youth to a safe and livable climate."
www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/mont...
www.thenewlede.org/2024/12/mont...
🎉🎉🎉 kudos to @youthvgov.bsky.social and the 16 youth plaintiffs: grateful for the reminder that progress is possible and action matters!
Here's some AMAZING news! Youth in Held v. Montana just won at the Montana Supreme Court! The court found that the state of Montana violated their right to a healthy environment by rubber stamping all oil and gas permitting. Kudos to the youth, Our Children's Trust and @elizabethpinsky.bsky.social!
December 19, 2024 at 12:22 AM
🎉🎉🎉 kudos to @youthvgov.bsky.social and the 16 youth plaintiffs: grateful for the reminder that progress is possible and action matters!
File under holding space for joy:
THEY WON!!! WE WON!!! EVERYBODY WON!!! This morning the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v Montana, resoundingly affirming their right to a clean and healthy environment.
Amazing work by the team at @youthvgov.bsky.social
THEY WON!!! WE WON!!! EVERYBODY WON!!! This morning the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v Montana, resoundingly affirming their right to a clean and healthy environment.
Amazing work by the team at @youthvgov.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 12:12 AM
File under holding space for joy:
THEY WON!!! WE WON!!! EVERYBODY WON!!! This morning the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v Montana, resoundingly affirming their right to a clean and healthy environment.
Amazing work by the team at @youthvgov.bsky.social
THEY WON!!! WE WON!!! EVERYBODY WON!!! This morning the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v Montana, resoundingly affirming their right to a clean and healthy environment.
Amazing work by the team at @youthvgov.bsky.social
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As with climate change I imagine the truth when it comes to our democracy lies somewhere between "all is lost" and "everything is fine", and it's good to ask who wants you to believe either of those de-activating extremes.
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
As with climate change I imagine the truth when it comes to our democracy lies somewhere between "all is lost" and "everything is fine", and it's good to ask who wants you to believe either of those de-activating extremes.