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See the [[Resource List for Legal Help for British Columbians|Resource List]] in this Guide for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are:
*[[Community Legal Assistance Society]]'s Mental Health Program and their [https://perma.cc/Y7JR-X8T3 self-help guide to preparing for Review Panel hearings].
*[[Access Pro Bono]] has the [http://accessprobono.ca/mental-health-program Mental Health Program's Telephone Clinic] offering free legal information on the Mental Health Act and summary legal advice to individuals detained under the Mental Health Act and their relatives.
*[[Lawyer Referral Service]] and [[Private Bar Lawyers|private bar lawyers]].
*[http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-forms/mental-health-forms Mental Health Act Forms] may be found at the Ministry of Health website.
*[[Access Pro Bono]http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=4C1C724A80604FBE83CDFFDEC765515C The Mental Health Review Board website]has information on the review process, [[Lawyer Referral Service]]links to forms, and [[Private Bar Lawyers|private bar lawyers]]commonly asked questions.
*The Clicklaw common question "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1043 What rights do people have around treatment for mental illness?]".
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Lisa Ferguson]], October 2015April 2017}}
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