Partnering with Legal Aid Providers to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health (Webinar Series – 2025)
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Part 1 : Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Adults (January 30, 2025)
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) kicked off Part One of its new webinar series, “Partnering with Legal Aid Providers to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health” with a panel of healthcare and legal experts explored how unmet social and legal needs impact behavioral and mental health access and outcomes for low-income and diverse adult patient populations. The panel explained how and why they formed CCBHC-based MLP, and discussed how their model works to identify, address, and prevent legal needs from impacting the health and well-being of their adult patients.
Our Panelists:
– Erika Kerber, Esq., President/Executive Director, Community Health Law Project
– Sean Benoit, Esq., Director of Litigation, Community Health Law Project
– Rehana Rasool, Esq., Managing Attorney, Community Health Law Project
– Sandy Newman, Client Resource Manager and Client Advocate, Care Plus NJ
– Brigitte D. Johnson, Esq., President and CEO, Care Plus NJ
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Part 2: Exploring the Community Advocacy Program, a Medical-Legal Partnership between The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and MetroHealth (February 26, 2025)
On February 26, 2025, at 3 PM ET, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) will present Part 2 of its webinar series, “Partnering with Legal Aid Providers to Improve Behavioral and Mental Health.” This concluding session shifts the focus from adults to children and adolescents, exploring how a Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) approach can enhance pediatric behavioral and mental health care.
Attendees will gain new insights into how unmet social and legal needs shape the behavioral and mental health outcomes of low-income child and adolescent patient populations. The discussion will highlight the Community Advocacy Program, an innovative MLP between The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and MetroHealth. Participants will learn how this integrated approach improves patient care, equips medical providers with essential knowledge about health-related legal needs, and works together to advance both individual and systemic efforts—ultimately driving better health and well-being for children and adolescents.
Our Panelist:
– Jessica Baaklini, Esq., Senior Attorney, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, MetroHealth Department of Pediatrics and Obstetrics
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This series is a key resource for health systems that seek to strengthen performance in the areas of population health and SDOH.
Updated Funding Notice (Feb. 6, 2025): This webinar series is not supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).