What Can A Lawyer Do For You?

Family members regularly interact with the health care system when their loved one has a mental illness. It shouldn't be so hard to access mental health services, yet it is.

Ontario's health care system often requires family caregivers to advocate for care and access to treatment. But it is hard to feel empowered when you don't know the law, when there is a power imbalance, or when your life is in crisis. That's where we come in.
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We help families get their loved ones admitted to psychiatric facilities so they can be assessed, and potentially treated. We help families push back against hospitals trying to discharge their relatives when it is unsafe to do so. We help families understand and be heard at Consent and Capacity Board hearings.  We help families understand what it means when a loved one is "formed". We help families understand their options so that they are empowered to attend family meetings with psychiatrists on a more level playing field.