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MHLAC may provide representation to people with, or perceived to have, a mental health condition who have legal concerns in the following areas:

Education

  • Denial of appropriate educational services to youth under 22 years old confined in a DYS or DMH run facility, county jail, or prison
  • Exclusion from school as a result of school disciplinary action or arrest, including the failure to provide adequate alternative education
  • Discrimination in public schools due to mental health, including failure to provide minimally adequate curriculum and services
  • Restraint and seclusion.

Family Law

  • Custody of or parenting time to their children
  • Termination or denial of DCF services

Jail and Bridgewater State Hospital

  • Denial of mental health care
  • Restraint and seclusion

Medical Treatment Discrimination

  • Dismissal of physical health concerns by a health provider because of a person’s psychiatric history
  • Allegations of improper disclosure of confidential mental health treatment information

Mental Health Facilities & Emergency Rooms

  • Allegations of mistreatment and rights violations in a hospital emergency room or mental health facility
  • Restraint and seclusion

Residential

  • Eviction or threat of eviction from DMH group home (supported housing) settings.
  • Restraint and seclusion.