Disability income support design and mental illnesses: a review of Australia and Ontario

Aim: Mental illnesses have many distinctive features that make determining eligibility for disability income support challenging – for example, their fluctuating nature, invisibility and lack of diagnostic clarity. How do policy makers deal with these features when designing disability income suppor...

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Main Authors: Ashley McAllister, Maree L Hackett, Stephen R Leeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sax Institute 2017-04-01
Series:Public Health Research & Practice
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Online Access:http://www.phrp.com.au/issues/april-2017-volume-27-issue-2/disability-income-support-design-and-mental-illnesses-a-review-of-australia-and-ontario/