Help MHAS provide free legal services for people with mental health disabilities

Make A Gift During Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Advocacy Services is a legal aid nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to low-income adults and children with mental health disabilities. People living with mental illness often face stigma and discrimination that create barriers to housing, employment, income stability, and education. But it shouldn't have to be this way.

The attorneys and other advocates at Mental Health Advocacy Services serve as a critical resource for people living will mental health challenges by helping them understand and assert their legal rights. Through MHAS' free legal advice and counsel, low-income individuals and their families are able to navigate complex legal systems and procedures to ensure that they have access to the services needed to live with dignity and stability.

MHAS' team provides free legal assistance and representation in the areas of:

• HOUSING by fighting housing discrimination, obtaining reasonable accommodations, preventing evictions, increasing housing subsidies, and providing community presentations on fair housing law and tenants' rights
• EXPUNGEMENT of criminal records for individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system and now face barriers to employment and housing
• PUBLIC BENEFITS so that eligible individuals can access financial resources to cover their basic needs
• SPECIAL EDUCATION to ensure that students receive the support and services they need to succeed,
• AND MORE!

Your support helps clients like "Kim" and "Alma," who are highlighted below, find stability for themselves and their families.