Ohio Task Force on Medical-Legal Partnership

Participating Medical-Legal Partnerships:

• Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership
• Cleveland Community Advocacy Program
• Child and Youth Law Program
• Family Healthcare Advocacy Project
• Toledo Medical-Legal Partnership for Children
• Health Advocacy Program

The Ohio Task Force on Medical-Legal Partnership meets quarterly in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State Legal Services Association.

Funders

The Ohio Task Force is funded by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and The George Gund Foundation.

Current Projects

• Troubleshooting
• Technical support
• Data collection on how long low income children wait to receive special education
• Developing policy agenda with focus on special education and access to mental/behavioral/emotional health services

 

Subcommittees

• Medical provider education & training
• Evaluation
• Special education
• Medicaid
• Community health centers
• Mental health