Compensating consumers and considerations for public benefit recipients

In this memo, Jeremy Spiegel, Esq. and Ashley Maddison, Esq. of the Rutgers Law School/Camden Coalition Medical-Legal Partnership and Evelyne Kane, Program Manager of Community Engagement, outline ways organizations can fairly compensate lived-experience experts without jeopardizing their eligibility for federal or state benefits. These include working creatively within the current legal confines for compensation, as well as advocating for policies that end the “benefits cliff.”

Demonstration snapshot: Pregnancy care initiation pilot

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Ecosystems of care 101
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Demonstration snapshot: Camden Coalition MLP at Cooper Center for Healing

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Issue: Legal issues can be a major barrier to health and recovery for many with…
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