Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee Email Format
Legal ServicesMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
The Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee is a legal services organization focused on issues affecting people with mental health needs. It draws on more than forty-five years of experience to train judges, attorneys, and advocates, interpret and analyze legislation, and produce informational materials, while also providing advice and direct representation on matters such as access to services, treatment rights, fair custody and visitation, guardianship concerns, insurance discrimination, educational rights, and mistreatment in institutions or communities. Based in Quincy, Massachusetts, the organization positions itself as a resource at the intersection of law and mental health. Its activities have included partnerships with academic institutions, such as a 2022 collaboration with Northeastern University School of Law to examine the Massachusetts Parole Board's treatment of individuals with mental health and cognitive disabilities, and a Harvard Law School event on Race, Racism and Mental Health. In 2026, it participated in the Language Access Conference, underscoring ongoing engagement with linguistic diversity and access.