Teens with disabilities are 5 times more likely to suffer from mental, emotional and behavioral health disorders

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Teens with disabilities are 5 times more likely to suffer from mental, emotional and behavioral health disorders

The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19 has introduced is being felt by all ages, with mental health coping strategies being constructed to help. Another truth: Young people with disabilities report poorer mental health compared with peers without disabilities. According to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers, teens with disabilities are up to five times more likely to suffer from mental, emotional and behavioral health disorders than adolescents without disabilities.

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