Monday, June 3, 2019

Tool: Sample VA memorandum of understanding (MOU) from Los Angeles

This is a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) created by Inner City Law Center and the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team of the Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System outlining their medical-legal partnership for Veterans....Read More

Monday, June 3, 2019

Toolkit: VA medical-legal partnership readiness guide

The VA Medical-Legal Partnership Readiness Guide provides VA Medical Centers with a step-by-step approach to starting and sustaining a medical-legal partnership. The guide was developed with support from the Bob Woodruff Foundation....Read More

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Brief: The history, growth, and progress of MLPs serving Veterans

The last decade has seen steady growth of Veteran-specific MLPs across the country, from only one in 2009 to thirty-one as of January 2019. This issue brief provides a look at the state of the VA MLP field – why and how legal services have grown in VA Medical Centers, where VA MLPs are operating today, and considerations for the future. ...Read More

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Policy summary: Advancing civil legal aid and MLP in VA Medical Centers

This policy summary outlines current ways the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supports access to civil legal aid and medical-legal partnership services for Veterans. It also highlights steps Congress and various federal agencies can take to support the growth of these services....Read More