Mental Health Law Project
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[edit] Mental Health Law Project
The Mental Health Law Project was formed as a national public-interest organization in 1972 by a group of specialized attorneys and mental disability professionals who were working to help the court define a constitutional right to treatment in terms of specific standards for services and protections. In 1993, the organization changed its name to the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law to honor the legacy of Judge David L. Bazelon, whose decisions as Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia had pioneered the field of mental health law.
