MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT RIGHTS | NEW YORK MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Provides assistance and legal advocacy to qualified individuals whose rights are being violated or have encountered discrimination due mental illness, developmental disabilities, or similar mental conditions.
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211 Hudsson Valley / ADK
Physical Address
170 Old Country Road, Room 500, Mineola, NY 11501
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
Website
Application process
Call for information or Check Website
Fee
None/Not Applicable
Eligibility
Individuals diagnosed with mental illness and are admitted to state psychiatric facilities or receiving outpatient care
Languages
Spanish
Service area
Putnam County, NY
Orange County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Agency info
NEW YORK MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
To ensure the continued constitutional validity, and the overall legality of the system of admission, retention, and care and treatment of individuals pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law, and to represent individuals in guardianships and in certain other procedures initiated due to concerns over the status of their mental health.