ABLE SERVICESMedical-Legal Partnership for ChildrenThe Toledo Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC) is a unique program in which doctors and lawyers work together to provide legal services to pediatric patients and their families on a broad range of issues that affect child health and wellbeing. Patients served by the MLPC are the most vulnerable in our community – children living in poverty. Pediatricians recognize that the health status of their small patients is often negatively affected by social and environmental conditions that cannot be remedied through medical care alone. The establishment of the MLPC has allowed medical personnel to witness firsthand the benefits that onsite legal assistance can provide to patients. |
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By providing access to legal services through a trusted environment, such as a medical clinic, the MLPC reaches families who often do not realize they have legal rights or know how to access an attorney. Approximately 75 percent of MLPC clients have never before requested services from legal aid. The MLPC is a collaborative partnership among Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), Mercy Children's Hospital and Mercy Family Care Center, and University Pediatrics at the University of Toledo Medical Center. The MLPC's mission is to:
For additional information, visit the full MLPC website at mlpc.ablelaw.org |
BROCHURE General Information about the MLPC (PDF)This project is a partnership among Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO), Mercy Children's Hospital, ProMedica Toledo Children's Hospital, and University Pediatrics at the University of Toledo Medical Center. The Toledo MLPC provides services at Mercy Children's Hospital, the Mercy Family Care Center, other Mercy Pediatric Care providers. |
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BROCHURE 2013 Report to the Community (PDF)The Toledo Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC) is a unique program in which doctors and lawyers work together to provide free legal services to pediatric patients and their families on a broad range of issues that affect child health and wellbeing. Patients served by the MLPC are the most vulnerable in our community – children living in poverty. |
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