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Mental Health for Inmates

Class action lawsuit against SC Department of Corrections alleges: Failure to Provide Services to Inmates with Serious Mental Illness Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Trial scheduled February 2012.
Father Challenges Medicaid Cuts to Daughter with Severe Disabilities

Advocates for individuals with disabilities filed suit in US District Court on August 15 to stop cuts in services that are likely to force a 32 year old woman with multiple disabilities to leave her home and enter an institution.
Policies and Practices on the Use of Restraint, Seclusion, and Timeout in South Carolina Public Schools: A Cause for Concern

SC 2009 Restraint & Seclusion Report
P&A Sues DDSN for Access to Records at Community Training Homes

Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
3710 Landmark Drive
Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204

Phone: 866-275-7273
Local: 803-782-0639
TTY: 866-232-4525

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1-866-275-7273
info@pandasc.org

P&A is a member of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

The Impact Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides funding for impact litigation in the areas of civil rights, environmental justice, and poverty law, has awarded P&A a $5,000 grant to support its work.

Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. is a United Way of the Midlands Partner Agency.

This website is funded in part by the Administration for Children and Families, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Rehabilitative Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education, and the Social Security Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agencies that provide funding for P&A's services.