Protection & advocacy for individuals with mntl illness

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $632,033 to Disability Law Center Of Alaska on October 1, 2025, under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness program (CFDA 93.138).

Disability Law Center Of Alaska, Alaska's designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, delivers legal advocacy, rights protection, and support services to adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances across Alaska. The center investigates complaints of abuse, neglect, and rights violations; provides legal remedies through administrative and court proceedings; and pursues enforcement of constitutional, federal, and state statutes protecting this population. Service priority extends to individuals at risk for abuse or civil rights violations while residing in care or treatment facilities, as well as those in community settings, individuals in the process of admission to treatment facilities, and individuals involuntarily confined in detention facilities, jails, or prisons.

The award obligates $632,033 for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, with performance based in Anchorage, Alaska. The PAIMI program restricts awards to eligible systems established in states and territories under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. Disability Law Center Of Alaska maintains a portfolio of active formula grants across multiple protection and advocacy programs including assistive technology, voting access, traumatic brain injury, and developmental disabilities programs, demonstrating sustained federal funding since at least fiscal year 2021.