Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Article: Transforming primary care by addressing the legal needs of vulnerable populations

This article describes the use of the I-HELP assessment tool in primary care to identify patient problems that are responsive to legal intervention. It also outlines how medical-legal partnerships can change clinical systems in ways such as adding legal form letters to electronic health records....Read More

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Resolution: American Medical Association Board of Trustees report recommends MLP

The Board of Trustees to the American Medical Association released a report that encourages physicians to develop medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) to help identify and resolve diverse legal issues that affect patients’ health and well-being....Read More

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Article: Study shows improved patient well-being, access to food and income supports after MLP services

A 36-month study of pediatric patients receiving medical-legal partnership services showed that two-thirds of respondents reported improved child health and well-being due to increased awareness and use of free legal services and increased access to food and income supports....Read More

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Brief: MLPs addressing the unmet legal needs of health center patients

This brief argues that health centers approach to comprehensive care and high proportion of low-income patients makes it an excellent entry point for low-income populations to legal services....Read More