Giving Compass' Take:

• YES! Magazine explores the mental health component of natural disasters (exacerbated by climate change) and how it's being addressed by several community-based programs around the U.S.

• When it comes to disaster relief, we often think about physical well-being, infrastructure and economic recovery, but trauma always needs to be part of the equation at all. This article is a good reminder.

• Here's more on how to make an impact after hurricanes, fires, and earthquakes strike.

This summer, wildfires erupted in California, torrential rains flooded parts of Japan, and record-breaking temperatures led to a number of heat-related deaths around the globe. Disasters like these are augmented by climate change, and scientists say extreme weather like this will increase and worsen as climate change accelerates.

And it’s impacting our mental health.

Given the scale of climate change, it makes sense that people are worried about its impacts. And worry can lead to depression, anxiety, and persistent fear. While worry can be a motivator for action, it can also have the opposite effect, leaving us feeling powerless, overwhelmed, and apathetic ...

Here are five community-based programs that are helping people confront — and cope with — the mental health consequences of climate change.

1. REACH NOLA breaks down barriers to provide mental health care after Hurricane Katrina
2. “Safe Spot” trains businesses and organizations in psychological first aid after a super flood
3. The Transition Town Movement provides a space for connection and environmental activism
4. Transformative processes to reconnect people with themselves and their environment
5. One Earth Sanga: the online community that supports spiritual growth and ecological awareness

Read the full article about ways communities are coping with climate anxiety by Katie Hayes, Blake Poland and Mark Hathaway at YES! Magazine.