The Impact of a Pediatric Medical-Legal Partnership on Pediatric Providers: A Qualitative Study

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Written By NCMLP

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Authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 pediatric providers and 20 parents/guardians who had engaged with medical-legal partnership services at an academic medical center in New Haven, Connecticut. They found that the MLP improved provider knowledge of and ability to address social determinants of health and health-harming legal needs, improved provider-family relationships, and encouraged providers to engage in systemic and institutional advocacy. Findings were published in Academic Pediatrics.

 

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Authors

  • Sascha N. Murillo, MD

  • Alice Rosenthal, JD

  • Ada M. Fenick, MD

  • Danya Keene, PhD

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