Expanding the UTHealth Medical Legal Partnership to Improve Mental Health for Low-Income Individuals

Expanding the UTHealth Medical Legal Partnership to Improve Mental Health for Low-Income Individuals

The aim of this study is to test whether participation of low-income patients with health-harming legal needs (HHLNs) in a medical legal partnership (MLP) results in improved mental health, improved quality of life, reduced utilization, and increased resolution of HHLNs.

Inclusion Criteria:

• low-income individuals (Low-income is defined as earning less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level)
• individuals with HHLNs
• English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• self-identified as being at significant and immediate risk due to HHLNs (e.g., a situation that involves imminent risk to the patient such as domestic violence)