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2. Judge allows class-action lawsuit by mentally ill veterans - AOL

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   HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who developed post-traumatic stress disorder but were denied Veterans Affairs health benefits have been ...

3. 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 ...

4. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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   A 2007 study found that older veterans (age 65 and up) rated at 50% disabled or higher for PTSD, including individual unemployability (IU) benefits, [22] receive more in compensation (plus any earned income and retirement benefits such as Social Security or pensions) than non-disabled veterans earn in the workforce or receive in Social Security ...

5. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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   National Alliance on Mental Illness; National Association of the Deaf (1880) – an American organization that primarily serves the Deaf population and focuses on advocacy and services. National Autistic Society; National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project

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

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   Several mental health advocates sent a letter to Minnesota court administrators Monday raising concerns over a policy that holds civil commitment court hearings virtually instead of in person ...

7. 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 ...