We must act now’: Barriers uncovered for young people with disability

Published 26th May 2020

Young people with disability are more likely to report poor mental health and are twice as likely to have been bullied in the past year than young people without disability, according to data analysis from Mission Australia. 

The new analysis, released on Wednesday, has been pulled from Mission Australia’s 2019 Youth Survey and marks the first time the charity has analysed its Youth Survey data with a focus on the experiences of people with disability.

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Source:
Maggie Coggan, 2020, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au)