Upcoming Events
CPA April Climate Cafe
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Join us for our next Climate Cafe: April 25, 11:00AM-12:30PM ET / 8:00AM-9:30AM PT
Seeking a place to share your angst, fears, and hopes about the climate crisis/mega crisis with colleagues in CPA, a place to "de-stress" and find strength in community?
Climate cafes are safe, informal gatherings to openly share thoughts and feelings about environmental changes, the climate crisis and all emotions brought out by these changes.
Facilitated by trained CPA members. ALL CPA members welcome.
This Climate Cafe is not a therapy group and does not offer clinical service, supervision, or professional consultation. This Climate Cafe is a facilitated, supportive conversation for individual reflections about the climate crisis.
By registering, you are acknowledging that the Climate Psychiatry Alliance-hosted Climate Cafe is not intended to provide legal or professional care or advice. Instead, all information, content, and materials connected to the Climate Cafe are for personal reflective purposes only. Information shared in the Climate Cafes is offered by both participants and facilitators and is not intended to provide up-to-date legal, scientific, or other information.
CPA May 2026 Book Club
Join CPA Steering Committee member Bob Feder in a discussion with author Jagadesh Shukla, Ph.D.
His book A Billion Butterflies details, in a very psychological manner, his childhood in rural India, his career as a climate scientist, and his becoming a political target around global warming.
It promises to be a very interesting and informative conversation!
Disaster and Mental Health Lecture Series
Escalating intensity and frequency of climate driven disasters teaches us we must be prepared before disasters occur.
Join this course designed in collaboration between CPA and Climate Psychology Alliance - North America.
Grappling with the Spiritual Aspects of Climate Change: Discussion
Join Dr. Emily Walz, Rev. Nicole Diroff of the BTS Center, and CPA Steering Committee member Dr. Janet Lewis for a discussion on the spiritual aspects of climate change.
APA Annual Conference CPA Social Event
Hosted by CPA and the Caucus on Climate Change and Mental Health on Monday evening, May 19, starting at 5:30 PM at the Angel City Brewery.
Register Here
Southeast Regional Hub May Meeting
2 pm PT / 5 pm ET
Join fellow Southeastern CPA members for our Regional Hub Meeting. We will be building on the momentum of the first meeting and making more strides to engage in local climate-mental health activities. Dr. Robin Reed will again be leading the discussion. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm to enact positive change in your local region!
Microplastics and Mental Health: a Presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Ryznar
5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Join Dr. Elizabeth Ryznar for a fascinating and sobering look into the powerful effects of microplastics on mental health.
Plastics are petrochemical products whose production and waste has exploded exponentially over the past few decades. This talk will explore the multiple ways that plastics can affect brain health across the plastics life cycle. Participants will learn how plastics production exacerbates climate change and air pollution, what direct and indirect neuropsychiatric effects plastic have, and why recycling is not the solution to this problem.
Dr. Elizabeth Ryznar is an experienced psychiatrist and medical educator. She completed her medical training at Harvard Medical School, her residency training at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, and her postdoctoral training in medical education at Johns Hopkins. She also has a Masters degree in Comparative Social Policy from Oxford University. She currently serves as the Director of Education at Sheppard Pratt, Associate Chair of Psychiatry at St. George's University, and part-time Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and co-edited a textbook called Landmark Papers in Psychiatry with Oxford University Press.
General Membership Meeting
5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Join fellow CPA members to take action at this critical time for climate and mental health!
As we face the changing socio-political world, we must build on our strengths, use our unique voice and shift our focus amidst new challenges.
As a valued CPA member, your input is critical. We want your thoughts and engagement. Join the meeting and learn about the opportunities for YOU to make a difference in this crucial time.