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   Affording mental health care (Separate Website)
Mental health services can be costly. Learn how to get and keep yourself covered.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
  
   
   Arrested? What happens to your benefits if you go to jail or prison? (Separate Website)
Here are the rules for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), disability insurance (SSDI), Medicaid, Medicare and veterans benefits for adults with mental or physical disabilities.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  
   
   Common questions about mental health (Separate Website)

By: National Mental Health Association
  
   
   Elder Abuse This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
PDF Program Services Brochure
By: Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. - Daytona Office
 
  
   
   Find mental health care in your area (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
  
   
   Florida Department of Elder Affairs (Separate Website)
  
   
   Florida Medicaid Prescription Drug Access Helpline This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Call today if Medicaid has denied your prescription drug coverage. 1-800-436-6001
By: Florida Legal Services, Inc.
  
   
   Health (Separate Website)
Website pamphlet.
By: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. - Jacksonville/Duval County
  
   
   Help for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their families (Separate Website)
Here are the answers to some questions about PTSD and disability from service that are frequently asked by veterans and their families.
By: National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress
  
   
   Helping you choose quality behavioral health care (Separate Website)
Here you can check on the quality of substance abuse treatment services, community mental health centers, child/adolescent services, foster care services, adult mental health services and services for the mentally retarded or developmentally disabled. You can check to see if the facility is accredited by JCAHO using their Quality Check.
By: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
  
   
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