News from the National Center
This is where we share what is happening with the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership such as new partnerships and funding, highlight changes in policies that impact medical-legal partnership work, and respond to events in the world.
Leaders at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Honored for Bridging Health and Legal Services for Veterans
William F. Russo and Dr. Rishi Manchanda from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) were honored by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) on Friday, April 11, 2014, for their work to improve the health of veterans by bridging health and legal services. The awards were presented at the annual MLP Summit in Seattle, Washington.
24 Civil Legal Aid Leaders Selected for Inaugural Fellowship to Build Healthcare Expertise, Led by NCMLP & NLADA
Thanks to generous support from the Public Welfare Foundation, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at the George Washington University, and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association announced a new fellowship today designed to build healthcare expertise in the legal aid community. Twenty-four senior level staff from legal aid agencies in 21 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were selected as inaugural Fellows.
Learning Network Bridges Gap Between Legal Needs, Health Needs for Kids
Six children’s hospitals and seven legal organizations met in Bentonville, Arkansas today to kick off Better Team for Child Health. This children’s hospital learning network will study the impact of legal care on child health and develop recommendations on how to better build an interprofessional healthcare team that responds to the complex social and health-harming legal needs of children. It’s being convened by The Advisory Board Company, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at the George Washington University, and Walmart.
Maureen Darrow, Liz Tobin Tyler, and the Chicago MLPC Honored for Contributions to MLP Field
Three awards were given during the 8th annual Medical-Legal Partnership Summit on Friday, April 12, 2013, to honor individuals and programs for their work on behalf of vulnerable individuals and families and to advance the medical-legal partnership field.
New York is the First State to Endorse Medical-Legal Partnership
The state of New York amended its Public Health Law, section 22 to allow legal entities to register with the Department of Health as “health-related legal services programs.” This is a first-of-its-kind bill recognizing medical-legal partnership as an important health intervention.
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership Moves to its New Home at the George Washington University
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services announced today that, thanks in part to funding from The Kresge Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it is launching the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, a project aimed at ensuring every low-income individual has access to legal care as part of comprehensive health care.
Report from American Medical Association Board of Trustees Recommends Medical-Legal Partnerships
The Board of Trustees to the American Medical Association (AMA), the largest association of physicians and medical students in the United States, released a report that encourages physicians to develop medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) to help identify and resolve diverse legal issues that affect patients’ health and well-being.
Reps. Christopher Murphy and Henry Waxman Honored with 2010 MLP Leadership Award
As part of the annual Medical-Legal Partnership Summit, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership presented the 2010 MLP Leadership Award to Representatives Christopher S. Murphy (CT-5) and Henry A. Waxman (CA-30) for their leadership on the “Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act.” The award recognizes an individual’s longtime leadership in promoting the health of vulnerable Americans.
American Academy of Pediatrics is First Professional Health Association to Endorse MLP
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) became the first professional health association to formally endorse medical-legal partnership.
American Bar Association is First Professional Organization to Endorse MLP
The American Bar Association (ABA) became the first professional organization to formally endorse medical-legal partnership.