AN OVERVIEW What is Beyond Opioids?
Beyond Opioids provides free attorneys to eligible clients impacted by the opioid epidemic and other substance use disorders (SUD) in civil, non-criminal matters. It is a consortium of prevention, treatment, and recovery service providers led by the state's two legal aid programs: Center for Arkansas Legal Services (CALS) and Legal Aid of Arkansas (Legal Aid). CALS and Legal Aid are nonprofit law firms serving all 75 counties in Arkansas.
How can Beyond Opioids help families impacted by substance use disorder? Individuals affected by SUD face wide-ranging issues that destabilize their entire families, such as a critical need for kinship care, access to treatment, and barriers to recovery. These SUD-induced issues are exacerbated by poverty. CALS and Legal Aid specialize in helping poverty populations through civil legal interventions for issues that flow from household dysfunctions related to SUD.
What kind of legal assistance can a person receive through Beyond Opioids?
Beyond Opioids’ four priority areas are access to safe and affordable housing, protection of families and children, economic justice, and upholding consumer rights. Below is a shortlist of specific cases we handle under each focus area.
Housing Issues Eviction Housing Discrimination Reasonable Accommodation Foreclosure Mortgages Home equity Loans
Domestic Justice Orders of Protection Custody Visitation Divorce Guardianship http://bit.ly/BeyondOpioidsProject
Economic Justice Health Insurance Coverage (Medicaid) SNAP Reinstating Driver’s License Sealing Criminal Records Affordable Care Act Social Security State Benefits Unemployment Insurance
Consumer Protection Bankruptcy Credit Scams Insurance Tax Controversy (479) 239-9048
Additional Services: Veterans, Disaster Relief, and End of Life Planning *Visit our websites for a complete list of services we provide.*