CHILD HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM |
IN THE NEWS: Child Health Advocacy Program Receives $125,000 Award! Details
The Child Health Advocacy Program (CHAP) at the University of Virginia is a unique medical-legal collaboration between the University of Virginia Children's Hospital, the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Legal Aid Justice Center designed to improve the health and welfare of families with children who receive their health care at the University of Virginia. The program has just received an award of $125,000 from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund which will allow the program to hire a full-time program attorney to work on-site at the UVA Children's Hospital and thus improve family access to this important program. The attorney will also provide training sessions for medical staff on legal issues that afffect family and child health. Plans are also underway to develop a statewide network of Child Health Advocacy Programs throughout Virginia, including Richmond and Lynchburg.
The Child Health Advocacy Program provides the following services:
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Volunteers from the Legal Aid Justice Center are available to help families with a variety of legal problems that affect their health and well-being. Any health care provider or social worker can make a referral. For urgent needs, contact Greg Nelsen, Social Work, at 924-5851.
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Consultation, training and resources are available for health care providers and staff.
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A Virginia Guide to Program Development is available for other programs interested in starting a Child Health Advocacy Program. Our Child Health Advocacy Program team are also available to provide training sessions to other sites who want to develop a program and become part of a statewide network. Call 434-924-9130 for more information.
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Program evaluation and patient-family satisfaction tools are presently under development.
Family Services : Learn more about the legal services that may be available for families through the Child Health Advocacy Program.
Provider Services : Learn more about the services that are available for health care providers and staff.