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Project

Project HEAL 2016

Center:

MD-Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2016

Contact Information:

Maureen van Stone
[email protected]
443-923-4416

Project Description:

Project HEAL is Marylands only comprehensive medical-legal partnership. A community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Project HEAL provides comprehensive advocacy and legal services for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Project HEAL attorneys collaborate with Kennedy Krieger faculty, staff, and trainees to ensure that patients receive the medical and legal care they need. Project HEAL provides legal services for patients at Kennedy Krieger Institute with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, if they meet the income eligibility requirements and have a civil legal issue requiring an attorney. Fees are determined based on a sliding scale.

Keyword(s):

medical legal partnership advocacy education

Core Function(s):

Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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