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
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A study comparing patients who received a medical-legal partnership (MLP) intervention to a comparison group found that the MLP group were more likely to achieve adequate, affordable, and stable housing than those in a comparison group....Read More
Thursday, April 7, 2016
This report aims to help health and legal organizations establish medical-legal partnerships in nurse-led health care settings. It provides information and resources specific to understanding and partnering with nurse-led health care institutions, and highlights some of the opportunities and challenges when applying the MLP approach in a nurse-led setting....Read More
