Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz, PhD, is a practitioner-scholar who began his career as a public health worker in the depressed villages of his native Puerto Rico, where he developed the Puerto Rican Peace Corps: VESPRA. He was a professor at Pennsylvania State University, where he conducted research, taught, and trained community practitioners. Dr. Prewitt Diaz served as a mental health volunteer in some of the major disasters in the United States: Hurricane Andrew, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the 9/11 United Recovery in Shanksville, PA, among others. He was assigned to the first international disaster where American Red Cross implemented a community psychosocial support program in the Americas, South Asia, and Africa. Since 1998, Dr. Prewitt Diaz has been serving in international and domestic services with the American Red Cross, serving as Program Coordinator for Central America in charge of Health, Water and Sanitation, and Community Engagement, as a Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 El Salvador earthquake, as the Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 India Riots at Gujarat, India, etc. He has worked at the Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal; with the Ebola outbreak response in Western Africa; with the Zika response in Paraguay, Brazil, and Guatemala; with the Southeast Asia Tsunami for the immediate response to the response and recovery in Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India. Dr. Prewitt Diaz founded the Disaster Law Center at the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico. During his career, he has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the W.K. Kellogg Fellowship, the Woodrow Wilson Hispanic Fellowship, the Certificate of Merit for Lifesaving from the American Red Cross, the Meritorious Award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association for the Development of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programs in Central America, and the American Psychological Association International Humanitarian Award. Dr. Prewitt Diaz other books with AAP are Disaster Recovery: Community-Based Psychosocial Support in the Aftermath and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support during the COVID-19 Response: An Overview.

• Preface Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT 1. Introduction to the Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Health and Psychosocial Support 2. Understanding Mental Health and Psychosocial Support 3. Direct Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health 4. Indirect Effects of Climate Change, Anxiety, and Depression 5. Vulnerable Populations and Mental and Psychosocial Health Risks 6. The Role of Community and Psychosocial Connections 7. Migration, Displacement, and Mental and Psychosocial Health 8. Economic Stress and Its Mental and Psychosocial Implications 9. Psychosocial Interventions for Building Resilience 10. Policy Frameworks and Recommendations 11. Future Directions for Research and Practice 12. A Call to Action PART II: MENTAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 13. MHPSS Access for Indigenous Nations in South America 14. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health in Central America 15. Impact of Climate Change on the MHPSS of First Nation Peoples in Mexico 16. Impact of Hurricane Maria on the Mental and Psychosocial Health of the Puerto Rican Population PART III: MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN SOUTH ASIA 17. The Relationship Between Climate Change, Major Disasters, and the Importance of MHPSS in the Indian Context 18. Impact of Climate Change in Mental and Psychosocial Health in Nepal 19. Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Bangladesh PART IV: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN EAST ASIA 20. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Support in Japan 21. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Thailand 22. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Indonesia PART V: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN AFRICA 23. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz, PhD, is a practitioner-scholar who began his career as a public health worker in the depressed villages of his native Puerto Rico, where he developed the Puerto Rican Peace Corps: VESPRA. He was a professor at Pennsylvania State University, where he conducted research, taught, and trained community practitioners. Dr. Prewitt Diaz served as a mental health volunteer in some of the major disasters in the United States: Hurricane Andrew, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the 9/11 United Recovery in Shanksville, PA, among others. He was assigned to the first international disaster where American Red Cross implemented a community psychosocial support program in the Americas, South Asia, and Africa. Since 1998, Dr. Prewitt Diaz has been serving in international and domestic services with the American Red Cross, serving as Program Coordinator for Central America in charge of Health, Water and Sanitation, and Community Engagement, as a Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 El Salvador earthquake, as the Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 India Riots at Gujarat, India, etc. He has worked at the Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal; with the Ebola outbreak response in Western Africa; with the Zika response in Paraguay, Brazil, and Guatemala; with the Southeast Asia Tsunami for the immediate response to the response and recovery in Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India. Dr. Prewitt Diaz founded the Disaster Law Center at the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico. During his career, he has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the W.K. Kellogg Fellowship, the Woodrow Wilson Hispanic Fellowship, the Certificate of Merit for Lifesaving from the American Red Cross, the Meritorious Award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association for the Development of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programs in Central America, and the American Psychological Association International Humanitarian Award. Dr. Prewitt Diaz other books with AAP are Disaster Recovery: Community-Based Psychosocial Support in the Aftermath and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support during the COVID-19 Response: An Overview.

• Preface Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT 1. Introduction to the Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Health and Psychosocial Support 2. Understanding Mental Health and Psychosocial Support 3. Direct Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health 4. Indirect Effects of Climate Change, Anxiety, and Depression 5. Vulnerable Populations and Mental and Psychosocial Health Risks 6. The Role of Community and Psychosocial Connections 7. Migration, Displacement, and Mental and Psychosocial Health 8. Economic Stress and Its Mental and Psychosocial Implications 9. Psychosocial Interventions for Building Resilience 10. Policy Frameworks and Recommendations 11. Future Directions for Research and Practice 12. A Call to Action PART II: MENTAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 13. MHPSS Access for Indigenous Nations in South America 14. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health in Central America 15. Impact of Climate Change on the MHPSS of First Nation Peoples in Mexico 16. Impact of Hurricane Maria on the Mental and Psychosocial Health of the Puerto Rican Population PART III: MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN SOUTH ASIA 17. The Relationship Between Climate Change, Major Disasters, and the Importance of MHPSS in the Indian Context 18. Impact of Climate Change in Mental and Psychosocial Health in Nepal 19. Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Bangladesh PART IV: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN EAST ASIA 20. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Support in Japan 21. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Thailand 22. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Indonesia PART V: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN AFRICA 23. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz, PhD, is a practitioner-scholar who began his career as a public health worker in the depressed villages of his native Puerto Rico, where he developed the Puerto Rican Peace Corps: VESPRA. He was a professor at Pennsylvania State University, where he conducted research, taught, and trained community practitioners. Dr. Prewitt Diaz served as a mental health volunteer in some of the major disasters in the United States: Hurricane Andrew, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the 9/11 United Recovery in Shanksville, PA, among others. He was assigned to the first international disaster where American Red Cross implemented a community psychosocial support program in the Americas, South Asia, and Africa. Since 1998, Dr. Prewitt Diaz has been serving in international and domestic services with the American Red Cross, serving as Program Coordinator for Central America in charge of Health, Water and Sanitation, and Community Engagement, as a Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 El Salvador earthquake, as the Mental Health Delegate during the 2002 India Riots at Gujarat, India, etc. He has worked at the Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal; with the Ebola outbreak response in Western Africa; with the Zika response in Paraguay, Brazil, and Guatemala; with the Southeast Asia Tsunami for the immediate response to the response and recovery in Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India. Dr. Prewitt Diaz founded the Disaster Law Center at the Law School of the University of Puerto Rico. During his career, he has received multiple awards and recognitions, including the W.K. Kellogg Fellowship, the Woodrow Wilson Hispanic Fellowship, the Certificate of Merit for Lifesaving from the American Red Cross, the Meritorious Award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association for the Development of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programs in Central America, and the American Psychological Association International Humanitarian Award. Dr. Prewitt Diaz other books with AAP are Disaster Recovery: Community-Based Psychosocial Support in the Aftermath and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support during the COVID-19 Response: An Overview.

• Preface Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT 1. Introduction to the Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Health and Psychosocial Support 2. Understanding Mental Health and Psychosocial Support 3. Direct Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health 4. Indirect Effects of Climate Change, Anxiety, and Depression 5. Vulnerable Populations and Mental and Psychosocial Health Risks 6. The Role of Community and Psychosocial Connections 7. Migration, Displacement, and Mental and Psychosocial Health 8. Economic Stress and Its Mental and Psychosocial Implications 9. Psychosocial Interventions for Building Resilience 10. Policy Frameworks and Recommendations 11. Future Directions for Research and Practice 12. A Call to Action PART II: MENTAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 13. MHPSS Access for Indigenous Nations in South America 14. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Health in Central America 15. Impact of Climate Change on the MHPSS of First Nation Peoples in Mexico 16. Impact of Hurricane Maria on the Mental and Psychosocial Health of the Puerto Rican Population PART III: MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN SOUTH ASIA 17. The Relationship Between Climate Change, Major Disasters, and the Importance of MHPSS in the Indian Context 18. Impact of Climate Change in Mental and Psychosocial Health in Nepal 19. Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Bangladesh PART IV: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN EAST ASIA 20. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental and Psychosocial Support in Japan 21. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Thailand 22. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Indonesia PART V: IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT IN AFRICA 23. The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Mozambique and Zimbabwe