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Oregon report shows climate change affecting youth mental health

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A hot summer day is one thing, and we get a lot of them around here. But 116 degrees in Portland? In June? It happened just a year ago, and it's far from the only example of climate and weather doing things they didn't used to do.

The Oregon Health Authority recently released a governor-ordered report on youth mental health and climate change, and it finds young people stressed by the changes and disillusioned by the failure of adults to do more to address the problems.

We talk over the report with lead author Julie Early Sifuentes, psychiatrist Meg Cary, and several students from our region who contributed to the report.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.