Gate #5
Washington DC 20032
Contact: Harry J. Fulton , Chief, Mental Health Division
Phone: 202-824-2860
Fax: 202-824-2877
Email: hfulton@pdsdc.org
Web address: www.pdsdc.org
- Need nonlitigator volunteers?
- Yes.
- Malpractice insurance for volunteers:
- No.
- Intake hours:
- Monday through Friday;9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Non-english services?
- Hire interpreters (or use volunteers) when necessary.
- Opportunities for attorneys not admitted in D.C.:
- No
- Need paralegal/law students:
- Yes
- Screening:
- Cases by court appointment.
- Training offered:
- We provide classroom training onthe Ervin Act and intervieweing / investigating mental health cases. We then provide hands-on training, and day-to-day supervision of all volunteers.
- Types of services:
- Appointed by the court to represent clients facing involuntary civil/criminal commitment to St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
- Volunteer needs:
- Volunteers to work as investigative interns, social work interns, and law clerks. (For more information, please visit our website, www.pdsdc.org, and click on "Mental Health)
- Subject areas:
- Mental, Criminal
