CONTACT OUR HEALTH PROGRAM
PHONE INTAKE HOURS: MONDAY - THURSDAY 1pM – 4PM
WALK-IN HOURS: TUESDAY & THURSDAY 1 PM – 3 PM
You can also complete our online submission form below or email healthintake@lawfoundation.org for an advocate to screen your legal matter. We will then contact you to follow up with you with information or referrals.
If you are interested in assistance with correcting your name and/or gender marker to align with your gender identity, please complete the online submission form below.
HOW WE HELP
Our Health Program provides free legal advice and representation to individuals in Santa Clara County who identify as living with mental health disabilities. We also provide free legal help to patients of Valley Homeless Health Program, SCVMC Valley Specialty Center Clinics, Valley Health Center Downtown Clinic, Gender Health Center, and to individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County.
For eligible individuals, our legal services include:
Public benefits matters including reductions, overpayments and terminations of Social Security (SSI/SSDI), Medi-Cal, Medicare, CalWORKS, CalFresh (food stamps), CAPI, General Assistance (GA)
Reasonable accommodation to access benefits programs
Investigation of allegations of abuse or denial of rights at mental health facilities
Advocacy for access to county mental health services
Advocacy for access to mental health treatment in the county jails
Assistance with name and gender marker to align with gender identity through Pro Bono Clinic
Investigate sweeps of individuals’ property
Limited counsel & advice for debtor’s rights issues/creditor harassments
ADDITIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Economic Rights/Disability Information
Department of Employment and Benefit Services Resource Guide
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) | More Resource
Are You Disabled and/or Elderly and Not Receiving Medi-Cal Benefits?
What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
Social Security Information (Many languages)
How to Apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability (SSDI)
How to Become Your Own Rep Payee / Cómo ser su propio representante de beneficios
How to Do a Spend Down for SSI, CAPI, or Medi-Cal
Incarceration and Disability Benefits
Medi-Cal: What is a Share of Cost?
Social Security Overpayments: Request for Change in Overpayment Recovery Rate
Social Security Overpayments: Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Lowering the Amount of SSDI Taken to Pay Past-Due Child Support
SSI: In-Kind Support and Maintenance
250% Working Disabled Program Can Reduce Medi-Cal Share of Cost
Working While Receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)
Patients’ Rights Information
Patients’ Rights | More Resources
What are Patients’ Rights Advocates?
Having a Problem with Your Mental Health Services?
Having a Problem with your Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Medication?
Access to Your Mental Health Records
What is Your Right to Privacy of Your Mental Health Records?
Confidentiality and the Tarasoff Exception
What to Do When You Disagree with Information on Your Medical Record
Firearms Possession Prohibition
General Inpatient Complaint Referral Resource List
Hospitalization and Employment
Informed Consent and Psychiatric Medication
Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Conservatorship
Services in Santa Clara County Jail - Frequently Asked Questions
What Are My Rights While I am on a Temporary Conservatorship?
The Certification Review Hearing: What it is and What it Means to You