that she simply doesn’t have. Like thousands of others in the Houston area, she’s been turned down for federal aid to help her rebuild — in Jones’ case, because her flood insurance lapsed.“So what do you do? It’s my home.”
Holly McFarland, a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker in Fort Worth, said she first realized about four years ago that some of her clients’ mental health conditions were aggravated by climate change. Some mental health professionals remain skeptical that climate anxiety, eco-grief or climate-related disaster trauma is a fundamentally different type of mental health condition. But they acknowledge that the effects of climate change can bog down the emotional well-being of their clients.
“People can do better at dealing with a big problem like climate change if they can mobilize action and if they can take steps toward problem-solving,” she said. But now, every house looks different — many have been repaired, some have been elevated to protect from another flood, while Jones’ house and others still have flood damage five years after Harvey.
Thousands of homeowners remain in limbo, unsure when or if they will ever be approved. Others moved on, sold their properties — often for far less than they were previously worth — and started over. Many were deemed ineligible due to federal rules that require homeowners to maintain flood insurance if they received aid during a previous disaster.
She began to struggle again with high blood pressure in the years after the flood, something she thought she’d gotten under control before the storm. Her doctor prescribed medication for anxiety, hoping it would help reduce her blood pressure. Everyone in her family still has trouble sleeping during storms, she said.
“It’s going to be years before they do anything” to protect Melrose Park, she said. “Why are we on the backburner?”
Funny how our ancestors didn't need mental health care while fighting cattle rustler's, hostile Indians, etc. They dealt with life instead of expecting someone to hold their hand and tell them everything was going to be alright.
.BetoORourke 0liviajulianna We're going to change things for Texans, so they can get the help they deserve!
This isn’t journalism. It’s climate activism.
It's not NEAR the risk to mental health overall as is the constant over-the-top doom-saying of the climate alarmists. But Miami is underwater, the polar bears are all dead, hundreds of millions starve to death every year, all the glaciers are gone & the Arctic is ice-free, right?
Wow. What a crock of shit. So some people suffered through some bad storms. It's been happening to people forever, but now we have 'catastrophic' mental health issues from it. Really? SMDH
how hard is it to honestly report the news?
My insurance doesn't cover therapy, i can't get an appointment for 2-3 months, and even if i did it costs like $200 bucks
Oligarchs should stop funding the media and start funding mental healthcare apparently.
Very difficult. They criminalize people in crisis. It is abysmal
“researchers”
Gee who would have thought there would be Gulf Hurricanes and Flooding in low areas like there has been for the last Million Years or so ? That's OK, move there and build a house.
prolly need a vaccine then
When these people start voting their 'emotional toll' instead of their biases and bigotries, they'll deserve sympathy.
I thought climate change was a hoax? 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
And now mental health practitioners have oversight by TX government. 😬👀😳 Not good. At all.
Also every 9/11 our children get traumatized in classrooms they can't leave. Every single year they are forced to watch people die and listen to 911 calls. I wish I had known sooner. Mental health matters TX. Y'all get out here and vote.
I think more cops could solve this problem…
Texas is ranked 2 in the nation for work related stress. I already suffer from anxiety, depression and PTSD, and had to get a very expensive health plan just to cover my mental health needs. I can't even imagine going through a disaster on top of all that. 🥺
Move to another state.
How does Florida and Louisiana help their residents? They get WAY MORE hurricanes than Texas
45th actually
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