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Low-carbon, high-justice care: making digital mental health climate ready

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In this Comment, Aruta explores how climate change and digital mental health intersect. The Comment maps four domains of convergence with global relevance and calls for an integrated agenda for research, policy and practice.

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  1. Sustainability Psychology and Planetary Health Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

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Aruta, J.J.B.R. Low-carbon, high-justice care: making digital mental health climate ready. Nat. Mental Health 3, 1457–1458 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00536-x

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