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Requests for appointment of appellate counsel in civil commitment, guardianship and substituted judgment cases should be sent to [email protected] and must include the following: […]

The UMASS Systems & Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC) announced a new webinar series this week. Starting October 14 they will offer seminars on […]

The Department of Mental Health has filed regulations for public comment  implementing the “Reasonable Daily Access to Fresh Air” Act of […]

MHLD panel members are required to complete a day-long training on representing respondents in guardianship cases during the FY 16, […]

The National Empowerment Center has announced several peer-related online seminars. They are all free and cover subjects from re-entry to […]

A report published in this month’s Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that adults over 65 are receiving psychotropic […]

The 2015 edition of this report, which fulfills NCD’s statutory mandate to annually report and make recommendations concerning the state […]