Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+) Fact Sheet
What We Do
The Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+) program improves individual and family well-being by addressing the social determinants of health through wraparound legal and social services in healthcare settings. MLP+ provides federal funding to long-standing medical-legal partnerships to expand and strengthen the legal capacities of those partnerships by introducing social service navigators, increasing collaboration with other social service organizations, and contributing to knowledge around medical-legal partnership best practices.
Who We Serve
MLP+ serves families and individuals involved in health care settings who face legal issues that impact their health.
2024 Highlights
Appropriated by Congress
Months allocated for each grant
Total closed cases
Percent of closed cases for legal matters involving:
Health
Education
Estate Planning
Family
Income
Housing
Partners participating in the funded medical-legal partnerships
Grant recipients
*Figure represents cumulative totals over the entire duration of the program (FY23-24).
Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus
Division of Community Discretionary and Demonstration Programs
Office of Community Services