According to one 2013 paper from researchers at Cornell University, children raised in poverty were more likely to act out aggressively or exhibit “learned helplessness” — a condition in which people believe and act as if there is no escape from their illness. Another 2013 study found that poor housing is connected with later emotional and behavioral problems.
And one 2011 study examining records from 34,000 patients found that poverty preceded mental illness in patients, except for cases of schizophrenia. This may also be evidence that poverty indirectly plays into mental illness.
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