; Whereas a National Library of Medicine study found an association between increases in pediatric psychiatrist visits and polluted air from wildfires; Whereas there are direct links between fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure and neuropsychological effects, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, decreased memory, depleted academic performance, and autism; Whereas, according to a 2017 report by the Lancet Planetary Health Journal, The Impact of Climate Change on Youth Depression and Mental Health , an increase in emergency department visits was incited by higher levels of humidity and rising temperatures; Whereas, in 2021, 64 percent of individuals in the United States lived in places that experienced a multi-day heat wave, considered the most dangerous form of climate-related disaster; Whereas the frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters is increasing exponentially; Whereas a 2019 report suggested that as the frequency of heat waves increases due to the changing climate, school-based outdoor recreational opportunities for youth that benefit mental and physical well-being will be curtailed by extreme heat; Whereas, in 2020, a poll from the Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation found that 57 percent of teenagers stated they were frightened by climate change, while 52 percent were angered by it and a mere 29 percent of youth were optimistic for the future; Whereas, according to a 2021 study surveying over 10,000 youth, 45 percent of respondents reported that thoughts of climate change have affected their daily lives and abilities negatively; Whereas, in 2021, the National Association of School Psychologists, representing more than 25,000 members, declared the need to increase awareness of the harmful effects of climate change on youth, increase resources, and advocate for climate justice; Whereas the American Psychological Association has issued a report stating that children are among the individuals in the United States facing the greatest impacts of climate change