Mental Health Legal Centre Inc.
Representation and Legal Advice
If you need assistance with representation at the Mental Health Review Board for a Community Treatment Order, urgent advice about Electroconvulsive Therapy or the CAT team you can telephone the Centre between 9:00 and 5.00pm. from Monday to Friday on 96294422 or 1800555887. The Centre can accept reverse charge calls in an emergency.
All other inquiries should go to the Telephone Advice Line.
The Centre is not in a positon to advise carers or staff without the clients permission.
The Centre will try to assist other solicitors acting on behalf of people who have a mental illness where possible.
Casework Areas
The Mental Health Legal Centre does a variety of legal advocacy work, but only if the legal problem relates directly to the mental illness.
We may be able to assist you with:
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Complaints about the Mental Health System
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Complaints about Involuntary Detention or Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) including representation of people on CTOs at the Mental Health Review Board
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Problems with Criminal Law
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Problems with Child Protection
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Disputes in Family Law
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Human Rights and Discrimination
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Complaints about Guardians or Administrators, including representation at VCAT
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Accessing Medical and other Records
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Other legal problems that relate directly to your mental illness
Support
- Victoria Legal Aid
Link to Victoria Legal Aid's offices - Generalist Community Legal Centres
List of Community Legal Centres that provide general legal advice to people in Victoria. - Specialist Community Legal Centres
List of Community Legal Centres that focus on particular groups of people or areas of law. - Court Network
Can provide emotional support and information for people going to Children's Court, Family Court, Coroners Court, Magistrates Court, County Court and Supreme Court - Legal Services Commissioner
Includes fact sheet on 'Working with your lawyer' and information on making complaints
You will also find further information about legal, financial, health and other support services in our Links section.
