Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The story of a Veteran's strength, the work of medical-legal partnership, and the need for systems to work together to end homelessness among Veterans. Inner City Law Center's Jon Killoran writes on their program with West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital. "Professionals Can Collaborate to Fight Homelessness" By Jon Killoran...Read More
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) became the first professional health association to formally endorse medical-legal partnership. In a resolution presented at its Annual Leadership Forum, the AAP called on the more than 60,000 pediatricians in its membership to collaorate more closely and frequently with legal service professionals. It...Read More
Friday, August 14, 2015
In a new article for the Huffington Post, Randye Retkin, Director of LegalHealth at the New York Legal Assistance Group, shares the critical role that legal aid services and medical-legal partnership play in addressing a range of the non-medical issues that stand in the way of improving a person's cancer...Read More
Friday, March 12, 2010
Maria Perez's fever had climbed to 103, her body ached and she had trouble breathing. After being told in the emergency room that she had pneumonia, Perez went to a clinic in South Los Angeles for a follow-up appointment. The doctor asked Perez about her housing situation. Her apartment had...Read More
