MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL COMPLAINTS | NEW YORK MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
170 Old Country Road, Room 500, Mineola, NY 11501
Eligibility
Individuals diagnosed with mental illness
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
Website
http://www.mhanys.orgLanguages
Spanish
Application process
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Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Rockland County, NY
Orange County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Assists individuals who have complaints against a mental health professional for abuse of any kind, fraudulent billing, refusing services, disclosing patient information, working under the influence of drugs/alcohol, negligence, etc.
Providing organization
NEW YORK MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
To ensure the continued constitutional validity, and the overall legality of the system of admission, retention, and care and treatment of individuals pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law, and to represent individuals in guardianships and in certain other procedures initiated due to concerns over the status of their mental health.