Mental Illness
Anti-social behaviour can be a symptom of mental illness. There is evidence of
an increase in poor mental health in children and young people over the last 30 years,
particularly among the socially disadvantaged. 35:
People suffering from mental illness are also vulnerable to being victims:
In Leeds, it is estimated that 30% of anti-social behaviour cases involve someone
with a mental health problem either as perpetrator or victim; 36
Disputes where one or more of the parties appeared to have a mental health
problem are estimated in one study to be between 4% and 10% of neighbourhood disputes.
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