Journal article

Factors influencing the mental health of young people with disability in Australia: a systematic scoping review

Jodie Bailie, Zoe Aitken, Stephanie Mantilla, Marissa Shields, Stefanie Dimov, Tess Bright, Alex Sully, Noah Folpp, Kanchana Ekanayake, Gwynnyth Llewellyn

BMC Public Health | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | Published : 2026

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Abstract

Abstract Objectives Young Australians with disability experience poorer mental health than their non-disabled peers. Despite this, there is no synthesis of the factors influencing their mental health. To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review using the socio-ecological model to identify and synthesise these factors. Study design A scoping review following JBI methodology and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA‐ScR). ..

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