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Medical-Legal Collaboration - Addressing Legal Problems that Affect Parents Capacity to Care for Their Sick Child
Synopsis
Most common problems faced by people living in poverty have a legal underpinning and legal remedies. Join us and learn about two innovative programs that bring together the medical, legal and social work communities. Through Pro Bono Law Office (PBLO) at Children’s Hospital (London) & PBLO at SickKids (Toronto), our teams help low-income families to resolve legal issues that may prevent them from focusing their full attention on caring for a sick child. Triage Lawyers and Social Workers from both Hospitals will be discussing the launch of these interdisciplinary programs – the only two of their kind in Ontario!
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ARTICLES
N. Pai, W. Miller, LA Chapman, EL Ford Jones, T McNeill, SF Jackson , “Tipping the Scales: A Lawyer Joins the Healthcare Team” (2011) 16:6 Paediatric Child Health 336
Suzanne F. Jackson, Wendy Miller, Lee Ann Chapman, Elizabeth L. Ford-Jones, Emily Ghent , Nikhil Pai, “Hospital-Legal Partnership at Toronto Hospital for Sick Children: The First Canadian Experience” (2012) 15:4 Healthcare Quarterly 55
Morinis J, Levin L, Bloch G, Ford-Jones L and the Social Pediatrics Working Group. “Child Poverty: Practical Tool for Primary Care” http://www.healthprovidersagainstpoverty.ca/node/301 Thanks to Dr. Gary Bloch, Health Providers Against Poverty.
Morinis J, Levin L, Bloch G, Ford-Jones L and the Social Pediatrics Working Group, ”Child Poverty: Practical Tool for Primary Care” available at: http://www.healthprovidersagainstpoverty.ca/node/301 thanks to Dr. Gary Bloch, Health Providers Against Poverty
RESOURCES
Human Rights – Legal Support Centre
Offers human rights legal services to individuals throughout Ontario who believe they have experienced discrimination
Centre’s free advice services range from legal assistance in filing an application at the Tribunal to legal representation on human rights applications
Contact Information:
Tel: (416) 314-6266
Toll Free: 1-866-625-5179
TTY: (416) 314-6651 TTY Toll Free: 1-866-612-8627
Legal Aid Ontario
Income based criteria – free legal help
Community legal clinics- housing, social assistance, some immigration
Specialty clinics according to issue (e.g. ARCH for disability) or language, country of origin (Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples)
Legal aid certificates – pay for private bar lawyers to provide legal representation in criminal, family, refugee
Contact Information:
Telephone: (416) 979-1446
Toll-free: 1800-668-8258
Fax: (416) 979-8669
TTY: (416) 979-8669 Toll Free: 1-866-641-8867
PBLO- Child Advocacy Project: Education Program
Provides free legal services in the area of education law to families who cannot afford lawyers (not restricted to SickKids families)
Income criteria is higher than legal aid
Volunteer lawyers across the province trained in education law
May provide legal advice and representation
Found at http://www.pblo.org/ apply online or call 416-977-4448
Presenters
Stephanie Dickson - Stephanie has been a lawyer in London since 2009. In October of 2012, she joined the PBLO at Children's Hospital Program as the onsite Triage Lawyer. Stephanie is also a Staff Lawyer at Neighbourhood Legal Services, a legal aid clinic that assists clients with social justice issues.
Julie Keagan - Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ON
Hannah Lee - Hannah is presently completing her Masters in Health Law at Osgoode Professional Development. Prior to joining PBLO as Acting Triage Lawyer in December of 2012, she practiced civil litigation at Shibley Righton. She became involved as a PBLO Child Advocacy Project volunteer and served for a number of years as a trustee on the board of directors for the legal aid clinic Justice for Children and Youth.
Jill Sangha - Jill has been a Social Worker at Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre or 10 years. In her capacity as Social Worker Jill works with patients and families who have complex medical needs; among several other population groups.
