Post-Graduate Fellowships

MHAS is proud of its history as a home to graduating law students seeking a place to begin their legal careers through a fellowship project.  Law fellows have found a home for diverse projects at MHAS.  Some of the past fellowship projects that MHAS has sponsored are as follows:

• A project funded by a Skadden Fellowship that led to establishment of a juvenile hall advocacy clinic for detained teens, many of whom have mental health issues;

• A project funded by a Skadden Fellowship concerning the challenges faced by adults with mental illness who face a revolving door of treatment and receive little or no discharge planning;

• A project funded by a Skadden Fellowship involving the response of schools to children, particularly teens, with serious behavior issues, applicable school discipline policies and expulsion proceedings; and

• A project funded by Equal Justice Works focusing on protecting the rights of immigration detainees with mental health issues. 

Since MHAS practice areas cross a broad spectrum of disability rights, MHAS has had success working with graduating students who seek to find a host program for their disability rights fellowship projects.  If you are looking for a host for a fellowship project in the area of disability rights, feel free to contact MHAS c/o pmarx@mhas-la.org.