Keyword: Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP)

Poverty affects child health and well-being in short- and long-term ways, directly and indirectly influencing a range of health outcomes through linked social and environmental challenges.

Of the more than 600,000 people released from US prisons each year, a large proportion—perhaps more than half—have chronic health conditions.

Objective: Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP) integrate medical and legal care to address prevalent health-harming legal needs (HHLN) among socioeconomically marginalized populations.

With changes to the public charge rule sparking fear, one Texas clinic has focused on correcting misinformation and empowering staff.

To improve the health and well-being of their patients, healthcare innovators are working to systematically screen patients for social, economic, or other non-healthcare needs and link them with appropriate services provided internally or through community partner organization

Mr. A., a 45-year-old man with a history of benzodiazepine use disorder, was brought to the hospital after having a grand mal seizure while awaiting trial in the holding cell of a municipal courthouse.

Poverty is a significant determinant of health. Despite poverty’s many ramifications, the health care delivery system does not typically address it directly.

Research, policy and practice in the field of interprofessional collaboration have focused on how medical, nursing, allied health and social care practitioners work together to positively impact patient care.

The Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (H-PACT) is a medical home treatment model being implemented at over 50 VA medical centers (VAMCs) nationwide.

Background: Medical–legal partnerships integrate lawyers into health care to identify and address legal problems that can create and perpetuate disparities in health for patients and their families.