Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Case study: MLP in a high immigrant, limited English proficient patient population

This case study highlights how a health center serving a high immigrant and limited English proficient patient population, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, integrated civil legal aid into its services....Read More

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Brief: Building resources to support civil legal aid access in HRSA-funded health centers

The experiences of six health centers that used expanded services awards from HRSA to support legal-related enabling services are traced in this brief. The lessons they learned demonstrate the catalyzing force that occurs when health centers and civil legal aid services collaborate, and the opportunity for other health centers to leverage a range of funding opportunities for fostering medical-legal partnerships....Read More

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Fact sheet: Using health center needs assessments to address legal needs

This fact sheet outlines how health centers can use needs assessments to understand and meet their patients’ health-harming civil legal needs....Read More

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Brief: Addressing civil legal needs as part of nurse-led care

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