We host a range of free webinars and learning collaboratives to help health organizations incorporate legal expertise and services into their approach to addressing health-related social needs, and to help legal organizations align their service delivery with health partners.
Upcoming Webinars:
AI: Understanding and Mitigating the Harms to Low-Income Communities
December 11, 2024 | 4 PM ET
AI technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, reshaping the landscape of work across every sector—from health and law to social work, policy, and technology. Now more than ever, it’s critical to engage in a meaningful dialogue to help us understand and mitigate the risks AI can pose to the communities we serve. On December 11, 2024, at 4 pm ET, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and TechTonic Justice invite you to a national webinar addressing these pressing issues. Together with national experts from the Center for Democracy & Technology and the National Health Law Program, we’ll explore how medical-Legal partnership practitioners, civil legal aid attorneys, health systems, and others can protect and empower patients, clients, and communities in the face of AI’s rapid advancements. Join us to gain actionable insights and collaborate on solutions that prioritize the well-being and rights of those most affected.
Our speakers include:
– Bethany Hamilton, JD, Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
– Kevin De Liban, JD, Founder, TechTonic Justice
– David Machledt, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, National Health Law Program
– Ariana Aboulafia, JD, Project Lead, Disability Rights in Technology Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology
– Julian Rivera, JD, Professor of Practice, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness
December 12, 2024 | 12.30 PM ET
In collaboration with USICH and Kaiser Permanente, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership invites all staff from medical-legal partnerships (MLPs), community health centers, hospitals, health systems, public health, and research communities to a national webinar on housing and health. On December 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM ET (9:30 AM PT), USICH—which sets federal homelessness strategy—will discuss its recent guidance, “How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness.” The one-hour webinar will explore strategies for providing compassionate, collaborative care to individuals experiencing homelessness and the critical role of health systems, including community health centers with MLPs, in addressing safe and stable housing as a key determinant of individual and population health. Register at https://housingforhealthevents.com/usichreport or click the link below.
Partnering with Legal Aid Providers to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health – Part 1
January 30, 2025 | 3 PM ET
On January 30, 2025, at 3 PM ET, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) will kick off Part One of its new webinar series, “Partnering with Legal Aid Providers to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health.” In Part One, a panel of healthcare and legal experts will explore how unmet social and legal needs impact behavioral and mental health access and outcomes for low-income and diverse adult patient populations. The panel will explain how and why they formed CCBHC-based MLP, and discuss how their model works to identify, address, and prevent legal needs from impacting the health and well-being of their adult patients. Part Two of the series will shift focus to using the MLP approach to improve pediatric behavioral and mental health. The date and registration link for Part Two will be announced soon.
Our Subject Matter Experts:
– Erika Kerber, President/Executive Director, Community Health Law Project
– Sean Benoit, Litigation Director, Community Health Law Project
– Rehana Rasool, Managing Attorney, Community Health Law Project
– Sandra Newman, Care Plus NJ
– Brigitte D. Johnson, Care Plus NJ
This series is a key resource for health centers applying HRSA’s Advancing Health Center Excellence Framework to strengthen performance in population health and SDOH.
This event is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $550,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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