Adaptation options for reducing mental health risks associated with extreme weather include preventive and post-event responses  . Responses include improving funding and access to mental healthcare, which is under-resourced ; surveillance and monitoring of psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events; community-level planning for mental health as part of climate- resilience planning ; and mental health and psychological first aid training for care providers and first responders . Legislation can ensure access to services as well as establish a regulatory framework . Advanced disaster risk planning reduces post-event mental health challenges. One example is from China, where pre-
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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