ADHD: Dealing with the Legal and Insurance System

For people with ADHD and their families, an overview of the legal system, insurance system and public benefits programs.

Topics in this section:

• The Legal System
• The Insurance System
• Public Benefits Programs

Because AD/HD can pervade almost every aspect of an individual's life, many systems can come into play in the life of a person or family affected by the disorder.

This section covers the Legal System, which includes dealing with criminal and juvenile justice, the Insurance System, and the Public Benefits System.

This website also has an entire section devoted to the Educational System.

Other Web Sites:

• State/Local Resource Directory for Children With Disabilities
  This website is a collaboration of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which consists of 9 Federal agencies and offices.
• The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  The Bazelon Center is an information and advocacy organization that focuses on laws, policies and regulations that affect the civil rights of people with mental disabilities and access to services for adults and children with disabilities.
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

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