Health Program – Legal Help for People with Mental Health Disabilities

The Law Foundation’s Health Program provides free legal advice and representation to individuals in Santa Clara County who identify as living with mental health disabilities, and free legal help to patients of the Valley Homeless Health Program, Valley Health Center Downtown Clinic and Gender Health Center, and to individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County. Services include public benefits matters (SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal, Medicare, CalWORKs, CalFresh, CAPI, General Assistance reductions, overpayments and terminations), Employment Development Department matters, reasonable accommodation to access benefits programs, investigation of abuse or denial of rights at mental health facilities, advocacy for access to county mental health services, name and gender marker assistance, and limited debtor’s rights counsel.