Sunday, June 14, 2020

Digest of COVID-19 resources for medical-legal partnerships

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating health and economic disparities. As urgent health and legal needs intersect during this crisis, medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) are uniquely positioned to respond. While communities’ needs change and grow every day, MLPs can focus their efforts by pivoting their services to respond to the issue(s) most frequently identified by their health care providers and patient populations, and by reinforcing fundamentals of their MLP practice. This digest contains additional resources to help MLPs respond to the pandemic. ...Read More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Tip sheet: 3 ways to help patients with evictions & foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased rates of unemployment. As a result, more and more people are facing housing evictions and foreclosures that threaten their health and well-being, and this trend will continue in the coming months. This tip sheet outlines three ways health care providers and staff can work with legal aid attorneys to help patients facing possible evictions and foreclosures while also working to strengthen long-term housing protections....Read More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Toolkit: Medical-legal partnership guide for agricultural worker-serving organizations

Our nation’s farmworkers endure unsafe living and working conditions. Yet they are often reluctant to seek out help due to fear of employer retaliation, lack of health insurance, or documentation status. This resource provides recommendations and resources to help migrant health and legal services organizations develop medical-legal partnerships to support farmworkers....Read More

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Tool: Sample VA memorandum of understanding (MOU) from Maine

This is a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) created by Pine Street Legal Assistance, Inc. and the Department of Veterans Affairs Maine Healthcare System outlining their medical-legal partnership for Veterans....Read More