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Wildfire research and mental health: impacts, reflections, and a call to action
Year: 2026
BackgroundIn response to record-breaking wildfire seasons worldwide, wildfire researchers are increasingly called upon to conduct research to better understand the drivers and impacts of “megafires.” However, there is limited attention to the mental health risks and potentially traumatizing experiences of working in these disaster-affected social-ecological landscapes, or the implications of this on our ability to conduct collaborative and trauma-informed research. In this forum, we seek to raise awareness and catalyze action within the wildfire community to sustain the…
Publication Type: Journal Article