Arnold I. Menchel recently presented two lectures at the Connecticut Mental Health & The Law 2014 Seminar, one entitled Confidentiality/Privacy of Mental Health Records and the other entitled Mental Health Parity. This event was held for mental health professionals and offered information on laws and procedures in the clinical setting. Arnold’s presentations covered an update on federal and state laws and regulations including HIPAA, governing disclosure of mental health and substance use disorder records. The other lecture provided an update on federal and state mental health parity laws and regulations. Kirk Lowry, legal director of the CT Legal Rights Project and Richard Fisher, a clinical social worker, also presented lectures regarding topics on the legal treatment rights of patients and the clinical and legal aspects of the mental health treatment process.