May Coalition Newsletter Update
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Welcome to the first Texas Medical-Legal Partnership Coalition ("Coalition") newsletter, which will be sent out bimonthly. This newsletter will contain updates, events, resources, and opportunities. If you wish to request to include an update in a future newsletter, please email us.
Along with a regular newsletter, we have launched our official website and Twitter. The website will be a landing page to house MLP-related resources, projects, and public-facing work of our Coalition members. Projects will be shared in the newsletter as they are integrated on the website. The look and content of the website and newsletter will continue to undergo construction. We appreciate any suggestions and feedback that you may have, and most importantly, we appreciate your patience and continued participation with the Coalition.
You have received this newsletter because you either filled out a Coalition Membership Survey or signed up to receive them on the website. If you have not already filled out the Membership Survey, please do so here.
Creating Structure
The Executive Committee of the Coalition has put together Recommended Standards and Guidelines for Medical-Legal Partnerships in Texas. View the guidelines here
If you are interested in serving on the Executive Committee and/or have feedback on the guidelines, email us. There will be time for discussion on the guidelines during this upcoming Friday MLP monthly call.
News
A Health Affairs blog post highlighted the work by the Texas Legal Services Center Medical-Legal Partnership in finding effective ways to address social determinants of health. View here.
New issue brief authored by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership explores how health centers can address the social determinants of health needs of patients involved with the justice system. Download here.
A fact sheet released by the White House stated that President Biden will sign a Presidential Memorandum to expand access to legal representation, civil legal aid, and the courts. View here.
A New England Journal of Medicine article highlighted the role for Medical-Legal Partnerships in training future health justice leaders. View here.
Events
May 21, Jun 4 & Jun 18, 1PM CST: Advancing MLP in Health Centers Learning Collaborative - An Opportunity for Health Centers & Civil Legal Services Staff to Connect (National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership)
May 25, 11:30PM CST (English) / 12:30PM CST (Spanish): Immigration Law and the Public Charge Rule (People's Community Clinic)
Jun 1 & Jun 15, 2PM CST: Screening & Documenting the Legal Needs of Agricultural Workers & LGBTQIA+ People (National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership & Farmworker Justice)
Coming Up:
Fri, May 21: MLP Monthly Meeting of Attorney Group
