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May is Mental Health Month!

As we celebrate Mental Health Month, our facebook and twitter pages will be highlighting efforts to reduce mental health stigma and fight discrimination.

Check out the Each Mind Matters campaign and take the pledge!

 

MHAS to Host Equal Justice Works Fellow

Congratulations to Eliza Schafler, who has been awarded a 2-year Equal Justice Works Fellowship!  Eliza's project will be a mental health medical-legal partnership in collaboration with Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services.  MHAS thanks Equal Justice Works and sponsoring firm Greenberg Traurig LLP for supporting this project. 

View the entire list of EJW fellows here.

 

HUD Notice on Reasonable Accommodation and Assistance Animals

On April 30, the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development issued this notice on housing providers' obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need assistance animals.

 

 

You can read our archived Fair Housing Tips of the Month online any time in nine different languages!

California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth Annual Conference: Materials Online Now

Presentations and handouts from the recent CMHACY Conference are now available here.

Learn about Educationally-Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS). Your child's right to mental health services has not changed. ERMHS are mandated by federal law. Read more here.

Court Ruling in Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder

Judge orders immigration courts in three states to provide counsel for immigrants with serious mental disabilities in immigration proceedings.  Read the court order here.

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The Campaign for Justice seeks to ensure that all Californians have access to justice under the law. That requires a strong network of legal aid lawyers who advocate for those who can’t afford to pay. Legal aid lawyers are there when Californians have nowhere else to turn.

Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (MHAS)

MHAS assists approximately 3,000 children and adults annually, with an emphasis on obtaining government benefits and services, protecting rights and fighting discrimination. MHAS also serves as a resource to the community by providing training and technical assistance to attorneys, mental health professionals, consumer and family member groups, and other advocates. In addition, MHAS participates in impact litigation in an effort to improve the lives of people with mental disabilities.

Read about our Mission and Values.

Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc.
3255 Wilshire Blvd. #902
Los Angeles, California 90010
Phone (213) 389-2077