Thursday, July 28, 2016
The experiences of six health centers that used expanded services awards from HRSA to support legal-related enabling services are traced in this brief. The lessons they learned demonstrate the catalyzing force that occurs when health centers and civil legal aid services collaborate, and the opportunity for other health centers to leverage a range of funding opportunities for fostering medical-legal partnerships....Read More
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
This guide outlines how to configure LegalServer, a case management system used by many civil legal aid organizations, with fields to collect important health-related data that can help communicate the value of legal services to health care....Read More
Thursday, July 7, 2016
This fact sheet outlines how health centers can use needs assessments to understand and meet their patients’ health-harming civil legal needs....Read More
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
While the VA has taken great steps to meet the traditional health care needs of veterans, gaps remain in the delivery and coordination of social services that impact health. In fact, five of the top ten needs reported by homeless veterans require legal assistance to solve. This brief examines veterans’ legal needs and how they affect health and housing, and discusses the role integrated civil legal services can play in the health and health care of veterans....Read More
