Following the recent presidential and congressional elections, significant changes to laws related to healthcare, immigration status, family law, education, and employment may be forthcoming. In anticipation of these changes, some legal and medical professionals are already considering how to prepare, including how to advise their patients who may be negatively affected. Given that mental health professionals (MHPs) serve some of the most vulnerable individuals and groups in society, it is particularly important for them to be apprised of how possible law reforms may affect the people they serve. Although MHPs should not provide medical or legal advice, they may play crucial roles in helping patients identify potential legal and medical concerns, explore options, and link them with the appropriate experts for further guidance (Barsky, 2023).

I do not claim to know exactly what legal changes are on the horizon; this is speculative. However, it is possible to glean........

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