Climate change is not just an environmental issue -- it's a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research.

“Adolescents in Androy, southern Madagascar, speak of famine, fear, and futures stolen by drought and sandstorms,” said Dr Nambinina Rasolomalala of the Catholic University of Madagascar.

southern Madagascar, speak of famine, fear, and futures stolen by drought and sandstorms. With crops failing and water scarce, many adolescents are forced to leave their communities to survive ...