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

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Conditions studied: Health-harming Legal Needs

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03805126

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

160

Starts

2019-02-14

Expected to finish

2020-09-11

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• Jensen Clinic — Houston, Texas, United States

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