Mental Health Association (MHA) Data Breach Class Action Settlement

Mental Health Association (MHA) Data Breach Class Action Settlement covers people notified that their private information was accessible in the November 2024 cyberattack on Mental Health Association, Inc., a Springfield, MA behavioral-health nonprofit. Nothing is paid automatically — every benefit, including credit monitoring, requires a Claim Form by November 19, 2026. Choose $40 alternate cash or documented losses up to $5,000 plus up to $75 lost time, with a $300,000 benefits cap. Attorney fees are paid separately by MHA.

Do I Qualify?

You may be eligible if:

• You were sent notice that your private information was accessible in the November 2024 cyberattack on Mental Health Association, Inc.
• MHA is a Springfield, MA nonprofit, but the notice does not limit the class to Massachusetts residents
• Online filing uses the LoginID and PIN from the mailed notice
• Nothing is paid without a Claim Form — including credit monitoring
• You file by November 19, 2026

A Claim Form is required for every benefit, including credit monitoring. The $40 alternate cash option needs no documentation. Documented losses and lost-time claims need proof. Online filing uses LoginID and PIN from the mailed notice; a paper form can be mailed instead if you lost those credentials.

What Happened?

Plaintiffs alleged that a November 2024 cyberattack on Mental Health Association, Inc. made private information accessible, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical diagnosis and condition information, medication information, medical record numbers, other medical information, dates of birth, and driver's license numbers. MHA denies wrongdoing and agreed to settle.

Class members choose a $40 alternate cash payment or documented out-of-pocket losses up to $5,000 plus up to $75 lost time (three hours at $25/hour), for a combined documented maximum of $5,075. Three years of CyEx credit monitoring with $1 million in ID theft insurance can be added either way.

Cash benefits sit under a $300,000 cap and are reduced pro rata if exceeded. Attorney fees of up to $250,000 and service awards of $2,500 per representative are paid separately by MHA, not from that cap. Nothing is paid without a Claim Form.

How to File Your Claim

1. Nothing is automatic — every benefit, including credit monitoring, requires a Claim Form by November 19, 2026
2. File online at MHADataSettlement.com with LoginID and PIN, or mail the downloadable paper form
3. Choose the $40 alternate cash (no proof needed) OR documented losses up to $5,000 plus up to $75 lost time (proof required)
4. Add free 3-year credit monitoring either way
5. Visit the official claim form: https://www.MHADataSettlement.com/

How Much Will I Actually Get?

$40 flat alternate cash, OR up to $5,000 documented out-of-pocket losses plus up to $75 lost time (three hours at $25/hour) — max $5,075 combined. Three years of CyEx credit monitoring ($1 million ID theft insurance) available on request with either option. $300,000 total benefits cap — cash payments reduced pro rata if exceeded. Attorney fees up to $250,000 and service awards of $2,500 per representative are paid separately by MHA, not from the cap.

Last reviewed: September 7, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.

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