Thursday, May 3, 2018
National surveys of homeless veterans have been conducted for over a decade, but there has been no examination of changes in the needs of homeless veterans. This article looks at data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' 2012, 2014, and 2016 CHALENG surveys to see how homeless veterans’ most pressing needs have changed over the last several years....Read More
Monday, March 5, 2018
This article shares how medical-legal partnerships help treat issues that drive health inequities. The authors identify multiple models for delivering medical-legal partnership services in clinical settings, and examined how health care organizations adapt the intervention to best meet the specific needs of its patients. While the models of delivery vary, the paper's authors also identified eight core elements that define the intervention, and offer recommendations to bring these partnerships to scale....Read More
Thursday, March 1, 2018
This issue brief examines how legal services--delivered alongside medical and behavioral health services--can help support recovery from substance use disorders. The brief highlights case studies of individuals in recovery who were aided by medical-legal partnership services, and looks at how existing programs in Ohio, Indiana, and Nevada work. The brief offers a window into how legal services, integrated into existing recovery efforts, can play a role in alleviating the opioid crisis....Read More
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Veterans in Connecticut and New York who accessed legal services showed significant improvements in housing, income, and mental health during a two-year study. Veterans who received more medical-legal partnership services showed greater improvements in housing and mental health than those who received fewer services, and those who achieved their predefined legal goals showed greater improvements in housing status and community integration than those who did not....Read More
