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 Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center on October 1, 2025, under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138).

The recipient pursues administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies to address complaints of abuse, neglect, and rights violations affecting adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional impairment. Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit and the state's designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, provides investigation, legal representation, and systemic advocacy to protect and enforce constitutional, federal, and state statutory rights. The organization delivers services to individuals at risk for abuse and neglect in care or treatment facilities, as well as to those living in community settings, including individuals in the process of admission to facilities, in municipal detention, jails, or prisons.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Nevada. The PAIMI program allocates funding directly to eligible systems established within states under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center operates as a prime awardee with no subcontractors identified in its federal grant portfolio.