Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The American Academy of Pediatrics passed a resolution “encouraging closer and more frequent collaboration between legal service and medical professionals” and specifically promoted medical-legal partnership as a strategy to improve the health and well-being of children....Read More
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
This article suggests that medical care must evolve to include screening for selective social factors into clinical practice to augment public health and social policy changes. This article is the first published reference to the I-HELP social needs screening acronym used by many medical-legal partnerships....Read More
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
The American Bar Association (ABA) passed a resolution encouraging all in the legal profession to dedicate time at medical-legal partnerships to specifically address patients’ health and well-being. The ABA is the first professional association to formally endorse medical-legal partnership....Read More
Monday, May 1, 2006
This article describes a medical-legal partnership that integrated legal interventions into cancer care. Patients reported stress reduction, positive effects on family and financial situations, and improved adherence to medical treatment....Read More
