Increasing Capacity to Address Health, Justice & Equity Through Partnerships

Report / Fact Sheet
Written By NCMLP

Description

Supporting the millions of survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking (HT), and exploitation (E), requires an intentional and immediate shift away from professional silos and towards multidisciplinary, collaborative health, justice, and equity approaches. Through partnerships, health centers, domestic violence (DV) programs or agencies, and civil legal aid organizations can more effectively leverage their respective skill sets to close access gaps by addressing survivors’ myriad health and social needs, eliminate the risk factors through prevention programs, and improve overall outcomes for individuals and communities.

Given their disproportionate share of patients or clients who are survivors, this guide provides select tools and resources for the following key partners and allies:

  • HEALTH CENTERS | To promote collaboration with DV programs and civil legal aid organizations, and help establish medical-legal partnerships (MLPs).

  • DV PROGRAMS | To promote collaboration with health centers and civil legal programs.

  • CIVIL LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS | To promote collaboration with health centers and DV programs as well as to establish MLPs.

  • ESTABLISHED MLPS | To promote DV/HT/E as issues they can address, including as they intersect with other I-HELP™ areas of work.

See Also: Collaborating to Address the Health and Legal Needs of Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation Webinar.

 

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Authors

  • Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation

  • National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

 

Acknowledgment

This resource was developed with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award to Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation (Futures Without Violence) totaling $913,915 with 0 percent financed with non-governmental sources and an award to the National Center for Medical Legal Partnership for $706,275 with 0 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, visit HRSA.gov

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