2021 Mental Health Awareness Month

Hi Friends! :)

I hope all of you are doing well and finding ways to pamper yourselves after 1.5 years of social isolation.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm raising funds for my job, Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS). As we look forward to reopening and recovery in the months to come, MHAS will be one one the stops that people make on their path to a new and fresh start after the pandemic.

MHAS' work is driven by the desire to help our clients access the resources they need to achieve autonomy and self-sufficiency, and to live the life they choose rather than one that is chosen for them by others. MHAS partners with mental health organizations, health care providers, and other community-based organizations to provide holistic legal services. Each year, MHAS provides free legal advice and counsel to more than 3,000 low-income people with mental health disabilities in the areas of public benefits, housing discrimination, employment barriers, consumer finance, and homelessness prevention.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, please consider making a donation to help MHAS continue its mission of protecting and advancing the rights of people with mental health disabilities. With your support, MHAS clients—like Tommy and Luz who are highlighted below—will be able to achieve financial stability, improve their health outcomes, and benefit from a fresh start after the pandemic.

Thank your your support!

To learn more, please visit www.mhas-la.org.