People with schizophrenia will be vastly overrepresented in this summer’s heatwave deaths. Changemakers can prevent that.
Schizophrenia, along with other severe mental health conditions like bipolar disorder, limit a person’s heat regulation abilities – but social determinants of health also play a role.
Why It Matters
Social purpose organizations form the backbone of frontline mental health care in Canada, and extreme heat waves are threatening some of the most vulnerable clients they serve. Without drastic action, death tolls among people with severe mental health issues will only rise in future.
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