Advocacy, Legal Assistance & Support

If you have questions about legal assistance and support, please call the resource center at 800-234-KIDS (5437).

• Advocacy and Benefits Counseling (ABC) for Health is a Wisconsin-based non-profit law office dedicated to helping children and families obtain the health care access they need. ABC provides consumers with information, advocacy tools, legal service and expert service to guide them through the health care financing system.
   
• Disability Rights Wisconsin is the governor’s designated protection and advocacy agency for people with developmental disabilities or long-term mental illness. The agency provides advocacy and makes referrals in cases where there has been a violation of rights in education, special needs programming, Medicare and Medicaid.
   
• Family Voices of Wisconsin helps families navigate health care and community support and services by providing learning sessions, information and resources. Be sure to check out their Resource Library for information on a variety of topics related to children and youth with special healthcare needs.
   
• Autism Society of Southeast Wisconsin creates connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully
   
• Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center is a statewide resource for information about guardianship-related issues. The center can answer questions about the law relating to the different types of guardianships and other assisted decision-making.
   
• Legal Action of Wisconsin provides free legal services to low-income people who would be denied justice without their help.
   

• Wisconsin State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service connects people with a legal referral specialist who can match them with the right lawyer or if the issue can be resolved without a lawyer, information for the appropriate resource at 800-362-9082
   
• Families in Milwaukee can call the Milwaukee Bar Association to speak to a trained interviewer who will assess the caller’s situation and determine the most appropriate way to proceed at (414) 274-6768