Systematic Review of Social Risk Screening Tools

Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP)

Domains: Economic Stability
Education
Social and Community Context
Health and Clinical Care
Neighborhood and Physical Environment
Constructs: Employment
Income
Expenses
Economic Support
Early Childhood Education and Development
Immigration/Refugee Status
Health Coverage
Safety, Crime and Violence
Quality of Housing
Year Created: 2015
Number of Items: 10
Administration Time (Minutes): Not Reported
Administration Setting: Pediatrics
Population Screened: Children and Families
Administration Methods: Paper

About the Tool

MLP is a 10-14 item questionnaire that addresses needs in 5 domains (economic stability, education, social & community context, health and clinical care, and neighborhood & physical environment).

See the MLP tool.

Related Articles

Taylor DR, Bernstein BA, Carroll E, Oquendo E, Peyton L, Pachter LM.
Keeping the Heat on for Children's Health: A Successful Medical-Legal Partnership Initiative to Prevent Utility Shutoffs in Vulnerable Children.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015;26(3):676-85.

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Pragmatic Rating of the MLP Tool

Note: No psychometric rating information is available.