MENTAL HEALTH SELF ADVOCACY

If you are advocating for yourself and have mental health concerns, it is important to know both your federal and state laws under the Mental Health Code. In New Mexico, for example, there is a treatment guardianship for forced or involuntary medications and treatment. Always be sure your due process has not been violated.

Mental Health Legal Rights of Adults In New Mexico

Mental Health Rights for Minors in New Mexico

Guía de Derechos para Niños Minores de Edad que están in Facilidades de Salud Mental

Treatment Guardianship in New Mexico

Mental Health Code (NM Statute) click on the plus sign to the left of "statutory chapters," then click on the plus sign to the left of "more," then click on chapter"43", then click on the plus sign to the left of "article 1."