Social Work and Social Services
Support for client background, service history, family history, treatment needs, substance use concerns, mental health background, community resources, and mitigation information.
Licensed social workers, a physician assistant, and experienced mitigation specialists supporting defense counsel across Massachusetts.
ARC's support services are designed to give defense counsel a complete picture of the client — background, needs, treatment history, and community context — to support case strategy, resolution, and sentencing.
Support for client background, service history, family history, treatment needs, substance use concerns, mental health background, community resources, and mitigation information.
Medical record review, injury issues, treatment history, clinical concerns, mental health background, and case preparation support for defense counsel.
Information organization for case resolution, sentencing mitigation, diversion requests, dangerousness hearing preparation, release planning, and client-centered defense strategy.
Mitigation is the process of gathering and organizing information about a client's background, circumstances, and needs to support defense strategy, case resolution, sentencing arguments, and client-centered advocacy. ARC's mitigation team works alongside defense counsel to build a complete picture of the client beyond the facts of the offense.
ARC's licensed social work staff provide direct client engagement and background review to support defense counsel. Social work support may include client interviews, service history review, family contact, and mitigation narrative development.
ARC's medical legal consultant reviews medical records, injury documentation, treatment history, and clinical findings to help defense counsel understand medical issues relevant to case strategy and client advocacy.
ARC can assist counsel with background preparation, client history organization, and support materials for dangerousness hearings, bail reviews, and pretrial detention matters.
ARC helps attorneys prepare mitigation materials, diversion requests, and sentencing memorandum support through organized client background, treatment information, and narrative development.
ARC's mitigation and support team includes credentialed social work, clinical, and mitigation professionals working alongside investigation staff.
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Oversees mitigation service delivery, client engagement, and social work support for defense counsel across Massachusetts.
Master of Social Work. Supports client background development, mitigation narrative building, social services coordination, and case preparation for defense counsel.
Certified Physician Assistant. Provides medical record review, clinical summary preparation, and medical-legal consultation support for defense attorneys.
Mitigation services are available to defense counsel directly and through the CPCS vendor process for eligible indigent defense matters. Contact ARC to discuss your case and what support may be useful.