{"page_header":"Medical-Legal Project","top_image":"","page_intro":"","page_content":"<p>The primary goal of the MLP Project is to increase the capacity of healthcare institutions to address health-harming legal issues by increasing the availability of volunteer attorneys. Medical providers and lawyers are the ideal team to help low-income families who face legal problems related to their basic needs such as housing and income. Medical-legal partners address (MLP) the social determinants of health that create hardships for vulnerable populations through the integration of <em>free legal services in the healthcare setting<\/em>. MLPs draw on the expertise of community partners to create a holistic approach to patients care.&nbsp; Through partnership with Community Legal Aid Society and the Delaware Division of Public Health, Inc., participants conduct &ldquo;legal needs&rdquo; surveys of patients at Healthy Women Healthy Baby sites in Delaware. Delaware Law School students visit the sites&ndash;likely in teams of two&ndash;and assist patients in completing surveys designed to measure the scope and character of unmet legal needs, needs that may have direct relationship to maternal and infant health.<\/p>","callouts":[]}