Tufts Medical-Legal Partnership featured in article

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Returning from her second hospital trip of the week, a mother of three immediately begins scanning her apartment for the inevitable pest droppings that have been causing her oldest child's frequent asthmatic episodes. She calls the landlord once more to discuss the issue and again is met by resistance and empty promises.

Enter Cristina Freitas, then a second-year student in the dual-degree juris doctor and master of public health (JD/MPH) program at Tufts and Northeastern University in Boston. She is completing her internship with the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC) in Boston. Upon a referral from the child's clinician, Freitas, backed by the MLPC, helps the mother see progress she never imagined.

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