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Adults with mental illness appear to be particularly vulnerable and are nearly four times as likely to be a victim of violence than adults without a **disability**, with an estimated one in four having experienced violence in the past year.
[Harm Follows **Disability**][4]dailyRx
[Mentally ill 'at high risk of being victim of violence'][5]BBC News
[Mentally-ill at greater risk of violence][6]Irish Health
[MSN Health & Fitness][7]
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