https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5927-2612
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Abstract
Mental health professionals (MHPs) have roles supporting mitigation, preparation, and recovery in the global climate crisis. This commentary describes initiatives in the Caribbean to address climate-related threats to individuals and communities focussing on the role of MHPs in supporting community-based projects, regional public health disaster responses, and climate research.
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Notes
1 The Foundation is a non-governmental organization (NGO) supporting holistic community development through philanthropy and direct provision of services. The Foundation itself arose in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo, which devastated the island in 1990 (St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, Citation2022). See https://www.stxfoundation.org/who-we-are/history/.