Article: Providing legal care to children with psychiatric disabilities

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

By Aleah Gathings — CUNY Law Review

Download the full article, "MFY Legal Services, Inc.’s Medical-Legal Partnership With Bellevue Hospital Center: Providing Legal Care to Children with Psychiatric Disabilities"

Using the medical-legal partnership at Bellevue Hospital Center’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a case study, this article examines the legal needs of low-income children living with mental illness. The author describes how legal services can advance care for mental and behavioral health issues.