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Medical-Legal Partnerships

Legal help offers children healthier futures

Feature (Virginia)

Legal help offers children healthier futures

February 14, 2020 | Jeremy M. Lazarus | Richmond Free Press
“Imagine a child living with asthma and there is a mold problem. This could be life-threatening,” she said. “We now have legal partners to help take care of the whole child and family.
Tags: Health Care | Housing | Medical-Legal Partnerships

Lawyers and doctors are teaming up to provide better health care – and legal aid – to Michiganders

Feature (Michigan)

Lawyers and doctors are teaming up to provide better health care – and legal aid – to Michiganders

January 23, 2020 | Estelle Slootmaker | Second Wave Media
Medical-legal partnerships are working to support low-income residents by integrating free, professional legal services directly into healthcare settings.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships

Some doctors can write a prescription for legal services that might mean housing for a family

News Story (Colorado)

Some doctors can write a prescription for legal services that might mean housing for a family

October 14, 2019 | Donna Bryson | Denverite
Thanks to an unusual specialist at her primary care clinic, Beth Lawler Stichter got a remedy for what many may not see as a medical problem. “I was homeless,” Lawler Stichter said.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships

Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota bolsters health of children with on-site attorney

Interview (Minnesota)

Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota bolsters health of children with on-site attorney

September 7, 2018 | Gail Rosenblum | Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
Interview with Brianna Boone, a staff attorney at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services about the medical-legal partnership.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships

Opioid recovery teams benefit from the addition of lawyers

Op-Ed (Indiana)

Opioid recovery teams benefit from the addition of lawyers

May 29, 2018 | Gregory Singleton , Jay Chaudhary | STAT
One important lesson we have learned in treating people with substance use disorders is that we can’t just rely on an excellent clinical team — we also need lawyers to help address critical social issues that arise for our patients during recovery.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships | Opioid Crisis

This overlooked aspect of opioid recovery has become a focus for health centers

News Story (NATIONAL)

This overlooked aspect of opioid recovery has become a focus for health centers

April 11, 2018 | Amanda Michelle Gomez | ThinkProgress
Medical-legal partnerships are an alternative to Trump's rigid law and order approach.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships | Opioid Crisis

Why Some Doctor’s Offices Double as Legal Clinics

News Story (California)

Why Some Doctor’s Offices Double as Legal Clinics

April 4, 2018 | Rebecca Gale | Slate
Pregnant women have rights, but enforcing them takes resources.
Tags: Medical-Legal Partnerships
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