The Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) is a New York State agency responsible for representing, advocating and litigating on behalf of individuals receiving services for a mental disability. We are a dedicated legal advocacy program providing a broad range of protective legal services and assistance to mentally disabled persons under the care or jurisdiction of State-operated or licensed facilities. We also provide representation and advocacy to sex offenders alleged to have mental abnormalities making them likely to re-offend and are therefore in need of civil confinement or intensive supervision.