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News StoryConnecticut Veterans Legal Center, pro bono attorneys work to aid veterans who are struggling
David OwensHartford Courant
May 27, 2019
The Hartford County Bar Association is recognizing a Connecticut law firm for its eight years of work on behalf of low-income veterans who struggle with mental illness and other issues linked to their military service.
News Story
Veterans With ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Now Eligible For Mental Health Services
Peggy McCarthyHartford Courant
March 27, 2018
A new federal law will allow hundreds of Connecticut veterans with “bad paper” discharges to be eligible for long-term mental health care for the first time, and thus reduce their suicide risk.
News Story
Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans’ Lives
Peggy McCarthyHartford Courant
December 5, 2017
Veterans’ mental health and housing improved when they accessed free legal services in a Veterans Affairs facility, according to a study of veterans in Connecticut and New York City.
News Story
Veterans Day App Launch, Ceremonies, Parades
Sandra Gomez-AcevesHartford Courant
November 10, 2017
The legal center, which will be inside the Newington VA Medical Center, “is the country’s first VA medical-legal partnership working to help veterans overcome legal barriers to housing, healthcare and income,” a spokesperson from Murphy’s office said.
Op-Ed
How School-Based Legal Aid Can Help Keep Kids In Class
Ashley DaltonHartford Courant
October 12, 2016
What if, instead, schools could provide parents with the resources they need to prevent housing instability in the first place, before it causes their children to miss school?
News Story
Hartford Ordered To Pay $6.25 Million To Displaced Tenants
Jenna CarlessoHartford Courant
August 31, 2016
The city must pay $6.25 million to 1,690 households that were ordered to vacate between January 2010 and September 2015.
News Story
Student Alleges Racism At South Windsor Schools
Kathleen McWilliamsHartford Courant
March 11, 2016
The family of a South Windsor High School student has filed a complaint with the state alleging that the school system discriminates against students of color.
News Story
Court Leaders Want Poor To Have Better Access To Lawyers
Daniela AltimariHartford Courant
January 11, 2016
An influential coalition of jurists and legislators is hoping to change this inequality.
Editorial
Shutting Down People’s Lobby Would Be Big Loss
Hartford CourantJuly 13, 2015
Lack of funding might cause the lobbying and public policy arm of the Connecticut's three legal-aid groups to close down. That would be a devastating loss says this editorial.
Op-Ed
Legal Aid Can Slice Through Veterans’ Benefits Backlog
Margaret Middleton, Timothy D. BleasdaleHartford Courant
June 6, 2014
Oped by director and volunteer at the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center about how civil legal aid helps veterans receive the lifesaving benefits they deserve.
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