Mental illness and ill-health can be both a cause of disability, and experienced by people with other forms of disability. Beyond Blue notes that the social isolation, lack of employment opportunities, financial challenges, and discrimination that many people with disability face can contribute to high rates of poor mental health and mental illness.
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