The Legal Reform Project participates in activities and research that directly impacts individuals surviving poverty in our communities.

As of July 2006 we have been researching the implementation of Mental Health Courts into the Alberta Justice System. The first Mental Health Courts were implemented in the mid-1990's in the United States. Since this initial grassroots movement these types of courts have expanded to over 120 across the United States. The Ontario Court of Justice has also been a pioneer in this movement, opening the first Mental Health Court in Canada in 1998 in downtown Toronto.

If you work with those in need of mental health support or are a member of the legal community, and would like to help us with this initiative, please contact us at legaled@ualberta.ca or (780) 492-2227