SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2021
A Systematic Review of Medical-Legal Partnerships Serving Immigrant Communities in the United States.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Perceptions of primary care patients attending a legal health clinic: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies in the Field.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Review
- Embedding Equity and Inclusion Principles Into Nephrology Board Examinations: An Essential Part of Our Path Toward Kidney Health Justice.Advances in kidney disease and health · 2025Review
- Mental health care-seeking and barriers: a cross-sectional study of an urban Latinx community.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Home, School, and Community-based Services for Forcibly Displaced Youth and Their Families.Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America · 2024Review
- What Should Clinicians in Organizations Without Established MLP Programs Do When Their Patients Need Lawyers to Meet Their Health Needs?AMA journal of ethics · 2024Article
- Medical-Legal Partnerships: a promising approach for addressing health-harming legal needs among people with HIV.Frontiers in sociology · 2024Article
- Pandemic-Related Stress and Resilience Among Latinx Mothers with a History of Depression: Differences by Immigration Status.Journal of human rights and social work · 2023Article
- Immigrant family legal clinic: A case of integrated student supports in a community school context.Journal of educational change · 2023Article
- Health Justice Partnerships: An International Comparison of Approaches to Employing Law to Promote Prevention and Health Equity.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2023Article
- Structural Competency in Health Care.The Nursing clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Legal Relief for Children in Immigrant Families: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Integration of Waiting Room "Know Your Rights" Education into Medical Care of Immigrant Patients in a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Case Study.Health equity · 2022Article
- Flourishing: migration and health in social context.BMJ global health · 2021Review
- Recognizing and Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Violence Among Resettled Refugees.Current trauma reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
The medical-legal partnership addresses social and political determinants of health. Yet, relatively little is known about best practices for these two service providers collaborating to deliver integrated services, particularly to im/migrant communities. To investigate evaluations of existing medical-legal partnerships in order to understand how they function together, what they provide, and how they define and deliver equitable, integrated care. We searched five databases (PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, HeinOnline, and Nexus Uni) using search terms related to "medical-legal partnerships", "migrants", and "United States". We systematically evaluated ten themes related to how medical and legal teams interacted, were situated, organized, and who they served. Articles were published in English between 2010 and 2019; required discussion about a direct partnership between medical and legal professionals; and focused on providing clinical care and legal services to im/migrant populations. Eighteen articles met our inclusion criteria. The most common form of partnership was a model in which legal clinics make regular referrals to medical clinics, although the reverse was also common. Most services were not co-located. Partnerships often engaged in advocacy work, provided translation services, and referred clients to non-medical providers and legal services. This review demonstrates the benefits of a legal-medical partnership, such as enhancing documentation and care for im/migrants and facilitating a greater attention to political determinants of health. Yet, this review demonstrates that, despite the increasing salience of such partnership, few have written up their lessons learned and best practices.
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