Canadian Family Law Comprehensive Canadian family law site offering a listing of resources. Cornell Legal Information Institute A major source for legal information categorized by topic and by jurisdiction.
Elder Law Resources From the National Academy of Elder Law Attornies comes an Elder Law Resource listing. Living Wills Your About.com Guide to the Legal Industry summarizes advance directives and the "Five Wishes" program. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Articles, advocacy and facts about mental illness. Outpatient Commitment Update on outpatient commitment laws. Professional Liability and Professional Ethics Excellent resources from the New York chapter of NASW Psychiatric Advance Directive Information on the advance directive including sample forms. Psychiatric Laws Whether you're a legislator working to strengthen your state's treatment laws, an attorney representing a person with severe mental illness, or an individual searching for information on a family member's rights under the law, this information is presented to assist you in understanding the complexities of mental illness law and what must be done to strengthen existing statutes. Social Work Practice and the Law Information and tips for social workers involved with the courts from your About.com Guide to Social Work. Tarasoff Case Summary From MentalHealthnet, a summary of the case with links to photos of the primary players. The Violent Client and Tarasoff Articles on the subject.
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