The Interplay between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes

Workshop

The Interplay between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes - A Workshop

February 2 - 3, 2021

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Materials

About

This workshop produced a summary available here.

There is growing evidence that the environment can play an important role in mental health—yet research into the effects of environmental stressors rarely focuses on behavioral and mental health outcomes. This virtual workshop brought together experts in mental health and environmental health research to explore emerging research on the relationship, harmful or beneficial, between environmental factors and mental health.

The workshop explored ways to better integrate mental and behavioral health into multidisciplinary considerations of environmental health, and considered how mental and behavioral health impacts could become part of environmental risk assessments and public health decisions.

Workshop presentations and discussions focused on topics such as:

New diagnostic tools and methodologies in neurobehavioral research frameworks to assess mental health effects;
Vulnerable populations, such as marginalized communities, adolescents, first-responders, and veterans; and
Identifying public health actions that could help reduce the mental health impacts of environmental stressors.

You can view the list of the workshop organizing committee members and their biographies here.

See the Meeting Materials section below for the workshop agenda, participant biographies, and a suggested background reading citations list.

Resources

Video Primers

We strongly encourage all workshop participants to watch the primers before attending the virtual workshop on February 2-3. The primers will provide pertinent background information to lay the foundation for the presentations and discussion panels which will take place during the workshop.

Primer 1: Mental Health for Environmental Health Professionals (23 minutes)
Erika Manczak, University of Denver
Primer 2: Environmental Health for Mental Health Professionals (16 minutes)
Melissa Perry, The George Washington University
Primer 3: The Role of Genetics in Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders (27 minutes)
Daniel Geschwind, University of California, Los Angeles

Contact

Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions Staff

(202) 334-3365
eseh@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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