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Mental Health Division - Public Defender Service for D.C.

washington, DC
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www.pdsdc.org

    • About Us

    We are a special division of the Public Defender Service for D.C. Our staff attorneys represent indigent clients facing involuntary civil and/or criminal commitment to the D.C. Department of Mental Health, as well as insanity acquittees seeking release from their court-ordered commitment. Each semester and summer we utilize a team of intern investigators and social work interns to assist us in providing quality legal representation to the mentally ill.

    We are a special division of the Public Defender Service for D.C. Our staff attorneys represent indigent clients facing involuntary civil and/or criminal commitment to the D.C. Department of Mental Health, as well as insanity acquittees seeking release from their court-ordered commitment. Each semester and summer we utilize a team of intern investigators and social work interns to assist us in providing quality legal representation to the mentally ill.

    Issue Areas Include

    • Legal Assistance
    • Mental Health

    Location

    • St. Elizabeths Hospital, washington, DC 20032, United States
      Barton Hall, Room 115
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