At age 19, an individual developed a serious mental illness. Symptoms continued for 2 years despite treatment, and the individual is unable to work. For which resource should this individual apply?
a. Social Security Disability Insurance
b. Veterans Administration benefits
c. Supplemental Security Income
d. Welfare
C
Supplemental Security Income is for disabled persons who have economic need but who have not worked long enough to be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance. The stem does not indicate the individual is a veteran. Welfare is a nonspecific term.
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