Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
66 We need more support for mental health and organizations that support, protect and empower
Indigenous women and people who are vulnerable. People who are struggling. The LGB(T)Q2+
community. My mom and my grandma are residential school survivors. It's so hard, trying to walk in a
path of light ... It would help if there could be places for people to go to feel safe if they need it.
Resilience is community and people. And holding each other up and supporting them. That means
holding them up through their addictions and their personal problems. The mental health crisis is not
a joke. I'd like to see more action about that."
YUKON FIRST NATIONS CLIMATE ACTION FELLOW
Recommendations for building resilience include supporting culturally appropriate health and
social programs and services; implementing recommendations from related efforts, such as the
Government of Yukon's Putting People First strategy; and creating safe spaces for Yukoners to
cope with environmental anxiety.
CHAPTER 4 PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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