Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don’t know how to help

Working across the mental health and disability sectors, it is not uncommon to hear of people falling between the cracks of services. Someone may present to a disability-specific health service, and be turned away due to a co-occuring mental health difficulty. They might then present to a mental health service and be turned away due to having a disability.

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Topics:
Health

Author:
Anastasia Hronis

Source:
The Conversation

Date published:
Mon 8th Aug, 2022