Judge David L Bazelon Center For Mental Health Law

Policy advocacy - the bazelon center pursues a comprehensive mental health policy agenda, particularly at the federal level, to reform systems and programs to protect the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities. The bazelon centers staff promote these goals in federal legislation and regulation, policy analysis and research and grassroots advocacy. Recently, the bazelon centers policy advocacy has focused on expanding community-based mental health services, diverting people with mental disabilities from the criminal justice system, increasing the supply of affordable housing, protecting unaccompanied minors, and technology and ai.

Technical assistance and education - the bazelon center provides technical assistance to state and local governments, attorneys and other advocates, and other organizations working to advance the law and improve public services systems. The bazelon center publishes materials on a wide range of issues, including health care, education, housing, employment, criminal justice, and foster care. The bazelon center has some contract work, usually from larger nonprofit organizations, to provide technical assistance on disability law.