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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

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Medical-legal partnerships work to address the problems that could be harming a student’s health. After ruling out stressors in Antonio’s family environment, a Yale legal team learned more about the challenges he was facing at school, including severe learning difficulties in the classroom and bullies outside of school. The clinicians realized they needed another team member to help: a lawyer. Can this approach work in other communities?