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Medical-Legal Partnership: Lessons from Five Diverse MLPs in New Haven, Connecticut

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Emily A. Benfer ,
Abbe R. Gluck  and
Katherine L. Kraschel
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Abstract

This article examines five different Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) associated with Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut to illustrate how MLP addresses the social determinants of poor health. These MLPs address varied and distinct health and legal needs of unique patient populations, including: 1) children; 2) immigrants; 3) formerly incarcerated individuals; 4) patients with cancer in palliative care; and 5) veterans. The article charts a research agenda to create the evidence base for quality and evaluation metrics, capacity building, sustainability, and best practices; it also focuses specifically on a research agenda that identifies the value of the lawyers in MLP. Such a focus on the “L” has been lacking and is overdue.

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Symposium 1 Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 46 , Issue 3: The Medicalization of Poverty; Perspectives of Alzheimer's Disease: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues , Fall 2018 , pp. 602 - 609
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2018

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