Publications and Awards

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HELP: MLP is a recognized, national leader in the medical-legal partnerships movement. In 2013, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership selected HELP: MLP to be one of five lead national trainers on issues of quality and sustainability. HELP: MLP staff have provided numerous hours of technical assistance to fledgling MLPs in the U.S. and abroad, trained law students, presented at national public health and MLP conferences, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. The following are a selection of our achievements and publications.

Interviews:

HELP: MLP attorneys Susanna Greenberg and Rachel Mark and Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership’s Erin Blair participated in a podcast discussion, Social Safety Net: How Nurses and Lawyers Collaborate to Support Mothers and Families, on October 18, 2021.

Katherine Kinsey, former Co-Director of the Nursing-Legal Partnership and Director of Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership participated on a panel hosted by Politico on Health Care Innovators: Addressing Social Determinants of Health on September 24, 2019.

HELP: MLP attorneys Jordan Mickman and Laura Handel Schwartz on the Tone & Tenor Show on March 13, 2017 discussing HELP: MLP: Tone & Tenor.

In the News:

How physicians can help keep the lights on for Philadelphia’s poorest families. (March 17, 2022). The Philadelphia Inquirer. Co-authored by HELP: MLP Staff Attorney Rachel Mark and Samuel Belfer.

Ease the overwhelming burden on families during pregnancy and early parenting. (July 14, 2021). The Philadelphia Inquirer. Co-authored by HELP: MLP Managing Attorney Susanna Greenberg and Amal Bass.

Many pregnant workers and new mothers were left out of COVID-19 aid. (May 25, 2021). The Philadelphia Inquirer. Featuring HELP: MLP Managing Attorney Susanna Greenberg and Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership partners and program participant.

Hidden figures: Jordan Casey is an advocate for some of the most vulnerable in our community. (February 17, 2021). Generocity.

Extra burdens of coronavirus make legal aid vital to Delaware’s economic future. (June 17, 2020). Co-authored by Daniel Atkins.

Support legal aid and help prevent needless homeless deaths like last week’s. (February 28, 2020). Delaware Online.

Pa. Legislative Black Caucus hosted hearing on health disparities. (July 11, 2019). The Philadelphia Tribune. HELP: MLP Managing Attorney Laura Handel Schwartz quoted for her testimony provided to a hearing on health disparities hosted by the Pa. Legislative Black Caucus.

Why some are afraid to ask for WIC help: Agencies say immigrants are leaving nutrition program. (March 20, 2019). Philadelphia Inquirer. Quote by Laura Handel Schwartz.

Foundation for Delaware County’s Nurse-Family Partnership Celebrates Decade of Success (September 14, 2018).

Home visits from education experts are improving outcomes for Philly kids in poverty (August 8, 2018). Philadelphia Nurse-Family Partnership and the Nursing-Legal Partnership cited as effective home visitation models in Philadelphia.

HELP: MLP’s Dan Atkins, was featured on The Delaware Way discussing the value of legal services on May 2, 2018:

To Reduce Unfair Evictions Tenants Need Lawyers (March 16, 2017). Article by Jake Blumgart in PlanPhilly describing how HELP: MLP assisted a client with a poor housing case.

Lead continues to poison Philadelphia children: what can be done? (March 3, 2017). Article on Philly.com.

Legal Aid Groups Tout Study Showing Economic Benefits to State (April 20, 3018). Quote by Daniel Atkins who is also the Executive Director of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. in Delaware.

Awards:

2024 Greater Philadelphia Social Innovation Award for the Innovative Partnerships category to Laura Handel, HELP: MLP and Katie Kenyon, The Foundation for Delaware County.

2016 National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships Distinguished MLP Advocate Award, Dan Atkins.

2015 National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships Distinguished MLP Advocate Award, Dr. James Teufel.

Publications:

The Family Regulation System and Medical-Legal Partnerships (March 2024; Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics)

Connecting Community Health Centers & Courts to Improve Behavioral Health of People & Communities (August 2022; co-authored by HELP: MLP Executive Director Shannon Mace)

Nursing-Legal Partnership quarterly newsletter (Spring 2022)

Nursing-Legal Partnership quarterly newsletter (Fall 2021)

Inestimable Harms: COVID-19 Vulnerability Among Delawareans with Disabilities (March 2021; Delaware Journal of Public Health)

Disability as a Determinant of Health: Lessons from the Pandemic (March 2021; Delaware Journal of Public Health)

Race as a Social Determinant of Health: Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic in Delaware (July 2020; Delaware Journal of Public Health)

Nursing-Legal Partnership quarterly newsletter (Summer 2020)

Nursing-Legal Partnership quarterly newsletter(Spring 2020)