July 18, 2014

When poverty makes you sick, a lawyer can be the cure.

The vast majority of low-income Americans have unresolved legal problems — debt, immigration status, custody issues, child care, benefits, back pay, housing, a special education plan for a child — which can negatively impact health. NYT Opinion looks at how medical-legal partnerships can help fix these problems – individually and structurally – in unique and substantive ways.  CLA works with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and Family Health Center to address these needs in central Mass.