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2. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Wikipedia

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   The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national legal-advocacy organization representing people with mental disabilities in the United States. Originally known as The Mental Health Law Project, the Center was founded as a national public-interest organization in 1972 by a group of specialized attorneys and mental disability professionals [5] who were working to help the court define a ...

3. List of disability rights activists - Wikipedia

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   Fred Fay – American advocate for disabled persons [33] Chai Feldblum – lead attorney on legal team that drafted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [34] [35] Julie Fernandez – actress with osteogenesis imperfecta; founded The Disability Foundation; [36] active in presentation of disabled people [37] [38]

4. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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   However, there must be a formal institutional hearing, the prisoner must be found to be dangerous to himself or others, the prisoner must be diagnosed with a serious mental illness, and the mental health care professional must state that the medication prescribed is in the prisoner's best interest. 14th 1992 Riggins v. Nevada

5. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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   1972 – The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, founded in Washington, D.C., provided legal representation and advocated for the rights of people with mental illness. [ 3 ] 1972 – The Legal Action Center (Washington, D.C. and New York City) was founded to advocate for the interests of people with alcohol or drug dependencies ...

6. Mental health advocates: Virtual hearings may harm ... - AOL

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   Lisa Harrison-Hadler, Minnesota ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, said people who go through civil commitment are often experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness or ...

7. Students with disabilities are referred to law enforcement ...

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   Legal advocates for students with disabilities have argued that police officers interact with students in a way that doesn't meet the needs of this population, introducing force when demands to ...