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Thank you to all our guests and our wonderful honorees, Jim Allen and Terri Cheney, for making our Annual Celebration a great success! More than 150 people joined us on September 17 at the offices of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to recognize the contributions of our Advocates Award recipients. Photos from the event are online now.   Celebrate ABA's First Annual Pro Bono Week. MHAS and other sponsors invite you to a reception and free MCLE workshops on Thursday, October, 29.       Sign up now to receive fair housing information each month. MHAS' Fair Housing Tip of the Month Campaign (Información en Español) will start in November and provide helpful information for mental health consumers and their advocates to raise awareness of fair housing rights for people with mental disabilities. Sign up for our Fair Housing Mailing List

Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (MHAS) is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation providing free legal services to people with mental disabilities primarily in Los Angeles County. MHAS was established in 1977 as a joint project of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. In 1979 MHAS incorporated and added the Mental Health Association in California as its third sponsor.

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.