• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Patients’ Rights Office: The Patients’ Rights Office represents patients at inpatient mental health facilities, responds to patient grievances, advocates for inmates with mental health concerns, and locates missing persons. 
    • https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/patients-rights/ 
    • (213) 738-2524
  • Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Transition Age Youth (TAY)/Juvenile Justice Services: TAY programs provide mental health and supportive services for youth (ages 16-25) with severe mental illness or substance abuse disorders. 
    • https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/transition-age-youth/ 
    • (213) 738-2322 
  • Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender: The Office of the Public Defender supports people who have been charged or convicted of a crime with mental health resources, treatment court options, and expungement services. 
    • https://pubdef.lacounty.gov/ 
    • (833) 700-2812 or (213) 974-2811 
    • TDD: (800) 801-5551 
    • Español: (213) 974-2828 
  • Disability Rights California Self Advocacy Resources: Disability Rights California provides information and resources for people living with mental health conditions to self advocate and family member advocates.
    • https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications 
    • 1-800-776-5746 
    •  TTY call: 1-800-719-5798 
  • LawHelpCA.org: LawHelp aids people of low and moderate incomes with free legal information and legal aid programs. 
  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: LAFLA provides free legal help and referrals to people with income less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. LAFLA’s self-help centers are available to people of any income level. 
    • https://lafla.org/ 
    • English/Español: (800) 399-4529 
    • Other languages available on website 
  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County: NLSLA provides free legal assistance and referrals to underserved populations in Los Angeles (no income guidelines).
    • https://nlsla.org/ 
    • (800) 433-6251 
  • Mental Health Advocacy Services: MHAS provides free legal services for low-income individuals with mental health disabilities in Los Angeles.
    • https://www.mhas-la.org/ 
    • (213) 389-2077