Brad H. v. City of New York
Enforcing the right of people receiving mental health treatment in NYC jails to be provided with discharge planning services prior to release.
Padro et al v. Astrue
Class action lawsuit charging systematic bias against low-income disabled individuals seeking Social Security disability benefits in Queens.
O’Toole v. Cuomo
Challenging the warehousing over 4,000 persons with mental illness in large, restrictive adult homes in New York City.
Clark v. Astrue
Case brought by MHP against SSA challenging its use of a crude computer-matching system to suspend or deny the benefits of people who appear to have failed to comply with probation or parole.
Martinez v. Astrue
National class action settlement challenging SSA's policy of relying on outstanding warrant information to suspend or deny benefits, or the so-called "Fugitive Felon Program".
Messiah S. v. Alexander
Challenging the lack of discharge planning for people with psychiatric disabilities being released from New York State prisons.
Fowlkes v. Adamec
Challenging the SSA's practice of using outstanding warrant status to suspend or deny benefits in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals district.
Harris v. Eggleston
Enforcing eligible New Yorkers' right to receive both food stamps and SSI disability benefits.
Koskinas v. Cuomo
Class action lawsuit establishing "Koskinas" rights, which entitle inpatient psychiatric patients to discharge planning prior to their release from New York City hospitals.
A health-care program NYC must save
NY Daily News
Rachel Gerson, MHP’s director of guardianship & health care advocacy, co-authored this op-ed on the need for New York City to fund a consumer assistance program to help people navigate Medicaid managed care.