This document provides instructions for a personal statement as part of an application for a Master of Health Law and Policy program. It asks applicants to elaborate on how their personal, educational, training, or lived experience with the public mental health system has contributed to their commitment to work in public mental health, enabled them to better serve mental health consumers, and contributed to a culturally competent model of care. It also provides formatting instructions, requiring the paper to be double-spaced with one-inch margins and proofread for spelling and grammar errors.