Optimizing Medical-Legal Partnerships in Pediatric Psychology to Reduce Health Disparities.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 47(1): 69-74, 2022 Feb 03.
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OBJECTIVE: To provide a topical review of the literature on the use of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) to address social determinants of health (SDH) needs as a means to reduce health disparities, and to make recommendations for the implementation of MLPs within pediatric psychologists' clinical work, research, and training. METHODS: We conducted a topical review of the research on the intersection of MLPs, SDH needs, and health disparities among pediatric populations. Given the scarcity of literature available, both empirical and theoretical articles were included in the review. RESULTS: Though limited, the extant literature suggests that use of MLPs may help address the SDH needs that perpetuate disparities among pediatric populations. To date, MLPs are not as frequently incorporated in the training and work of pediatric psychologists as they may be in other related fields (e.g., medicine). CONCLUSIONS: MLPs provide an opportunity for psychologists to broaden their interdisciplinary collaborations, to more aptly meet the social and legal needs of their patients to assist in reducing inequities among underserved pediatric populations. The systematic incorporation of MLPs into pediatric psychology training may help to increase the utilization of these services moving forward.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psicología Infantil
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Determinantes Sociales de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Psychol
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos