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What We Do – MHLAC

Individual representation: MHLAC represents parents in child custody and parenting time cases when a parent’s mental illness is being weaponized against … See more

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Meet MHLAC’s Executive Director – MHLAC

WEBPhillip Kassel is a longtime poverty law advocate. Before coming to MHLAC in January 2012, Phil worked for more than 30 years on behalf of the most vulnerable segments of the poor person populations of the states of …

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About Us – MHLAC

WEBAbout Us. In 1973, the Massachusetts Legislature established the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) to secure and protect the legal rights of persons involved …

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Publication Categories – MHLAC

WEBLibrary. The Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) has numerous publications about the rights of people with mental illness in Massachusetts. Click on the links below …

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Training – MHLAC

WEBPlease contact Laís Teixeira with any questions you may have regarding MHLAC’s training programs. She can be reached at [email protected] or 617-338-2345 x121. If you are …

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Contact Us – MHLAC

WEBThe MHLAC Intake line can be reached by calling 617-338-2345 or toll free 1-800-342-9092, then press 4. Our intake phone system is open 24 hours/365 days per year. …

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alternatives to guardianship

WEBA court orders a guardianship when a person is determined incompetent to make legal decisions and grants another person the legal authority to make decisions for the …

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PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE (DNR) ORDERS …

WEB2 family.2 However, if your family did not agree to the DNR, or if the physicians or ethics panel were divided, you could petition the court to institute a DNR under the substituted …

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ACCESSING SERVICES FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS …

WEBand services to citizens with long-term or serious mental illness(es), and to research. into the causes of mental illness.3. To this end, DMH provides or arranges for DMH …

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INTRODUCTION TO MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF …

WEBAdults and youth can use the Peer Educators Project. The Project provides information on recovery from mental illness using a peer-to-peer model. The project also provides …

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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee …

WEBMBHP Protocol for DYS Youth Youth committed to DYS are automatically enrolled in MassHealth for their period of commitment. The mental health care benefits that

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Involuntary Outpatient Commitment – MHLAC

WEBInvoluntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) Once again, there is a strong drive to push the Massachusetts legislature to enact a bill that would allow courts to order people to …

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Legal Help – MHLAC

WEBCalling for Legal Help for You or Someone Else. Call 617-338-2345 or 1-800-342-9092 (toll free), to listen to the intake instructions. [For TTY users call 617-227-6500] When …

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six fundamental rights

WEBThe right to reasonable daily access to the outdoors. The right to access the outdoors is conditioned such that: 1) weather conditions reasonably permit access; 2) access is in a …

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Case Loads Time Quality

WEBpreventive services delivery, lower patient satisfaction, and less positive doctor-patient „ 17 relationship. Summary Capitated systems of care encourage high caseloads and a …

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TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MASSHEALTH …

WEBParatransit services (such as The RIDE) may be provided for free to MassHealth members if: public transportation is unavailable or inappropriate for the individual due to a physical …

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Family Law Project – MHLAC

WEBMHLAC’s Family Law Project (FLP) provides legal representation and assistance to low income parents diagnosed with a mental illness or psychiatric disability who are seeking …

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complaint re health care to AG

WEBHOWTO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT HEALTH CARE WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Prepared by the Mental Health Legal …

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admission and discharge

WEBMassachusetts General Laws Chapter 123, the Massachusetts mental health statute, provides individuals with certain rights regarding admission to and discharge from a …

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