Legal Aid
The Mental Health Law Centre receives its core funding from the State Community Legal Centres Funding Program administered by Legal Aid WA. This funding is to provide legal advice and representation to people with a mental illness in matters under the Mental Health Act 1996 (WA), and criminal law, guardianship and administration, criminal injuries compensation, freedom of information, employment and discrimination.
The Law Society of Western Australia
2013-2016: our application for a triennial funding grant was successful. The total amount awarded consists of three annual grants. This funding will allow the Centre to maintain the current community legal education program.
2010-2013: The Mental Health Law Centre received a grant from the Law Society of WA’s Public Purposes Trust to provide our community legal education program.
In 2011 the Law Society of WA released “Report into Psychological Distress and Depression in the Legal Profession Released”
Mental Health Commission
For 2011- 2013 The Mental Health Law Centre has received annual grants from the Mental Health Commission WA towards rental assistance, and short term contracts for additional staff and an expanded telephone advice service primarily aimed towards increasing legal representation rates at Mental Health Review Board hearings, which review the involuntary status of people with a mental illness who are subject to the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1996 (WA).
Mental Health Commission Website
Lotterywest
Lotterywest WA has been a significant supporter of The Mental Health Law Centre, with their most recent grant to the Centre in 2010 and 2011 to assist us with two office relocations within 14 months, and replacement of our server and computers, and provision of office furniture.
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City Toyota
For 2013-2015 the Mental Health Law Centre is receiving the support from City Toyota by servicing our two office cars free of charge. The cars are used by the legal staff every day to travel to all the courts and psychiatric hospitals, and education presentations. This support permits the Centre minimise the costs of car maintenance and apply more of our limited funds to the Centre’s service delivery. Thank you to City Toyota.