2017 NLADA Annual Conference

The Southern California Medical Legal Partnership Collaborative is a coalition of major legal aid organizations throughout Southern California. Members share advocacy strategies and work together to identify and address broader policy issues affecting the social determinants of health. The workshop will begin by highlighting various advocacy approaches and respective policy impacts achieved through the collaborative including: a citywide violence prevention and trauma informed care strategy; a project measuring the impact of supportive services provided to adolescents and young adults with cancer; launching a Transgender MLP focused on improving health outcomes of low-income trans individuals in Los Angeles through collaborative support; and a collaborative countywide effort to secure funding to provide continued essential legal services and improve health outcomes. Attendees will then participate in guided roundtable discussions to brainstorm strategies to identify and address local policy issues and utilize approaches shared by the Southern California Medical Legal Partnership Collaborative.