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Medical Legal Partnership - Medical-legal partnership aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals, children and families by integrating legal assistance into the medical setting.  MLPs address social determinants of health and seek to eliminate barriers to healthcare in order to help vulnerable populations meet their basic needs and stay healthy.  Core Components of a Medical-Legal Partnership

Children's Defense Fund -Provides technical assistance to state and local child advocates, gathers and disseminates data on children, and advocates for children’s issues.

Child Welfare League of America -Provides training, consultation, technical assistance to child welfare professionals and agencies while also educating the public about emerging issues affecting children.

Child Rights Information Network- CRIN empowers the global child rights community through the exchange of information and the promotion of children's rights. CRIN has 2,055 member organizations. There are 17,806 information resources on the site.

Kid's Counsel- Dedicated to improving the quality of legal representation for children in Connecticut.

List of Other Organizations dealing with children's legal issues and advocacy