In 2018, persons with mental health-related disabilities were three times more likely than those without disabilities to report that they had been physically or sexually assaulted in the previous 12 months. Persons with mental health-related disabilities were also more likely than those with disabilities not related to mental health and those without disabilities to report that they spoke to someone other than the police, or that they contacted or used victim services for help following an experience of violent victimization in the previous 12 months.
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