LegalHealth brings together legal and medical professionals to improve the lives of low-income children and adults with serious health concerns – where and when they need it most. Because medical and legal needs are often intertwined LegalHealth provides free legal services to patients within the medical setting and educates healthcare professionals to better address their patients’ needs. By creating this partnership, LegalHealth adds a new dimension to healthcare: legal care.

For more information about NYLAG’s LegalHealth, please visit www.legalhealth.org.

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Services Include:
• On Site Legal Clinics:   LegalHealth offers weekly   legal clinics at New York   City   hospitals. The clinics   are  conducted by staff   attorneys   who receive the   intakes from   physicians,   social workers,   and other   medical   professionals.

• Monthly   clinics are also   conducted at   associated   community  - based health   advocacy   organizations.

• Training: LegalHealth    provides training to medical    professionals on legal    matters that directly affect    the health care needs of    their  patients.

• Resource Services:   LegalHealth serves as a   resource to affiliated   healthcare organizations,   providing legal consultation   and assistance regarding   their patients.

• Direct Representation and   Referral: LegalHealth   represents patients in legal   matters.