Join experts from the HLISN, Health Law Advocates, The Border is Here and the National Immigration Project to hear more about policy changes and best practices to keep healthcare welcoming and safe for immigrant patients. Cosponsored by Equal Health and the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research.
Our Initiatives…
EDUCATION
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
SANCTUARY CARE
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS
HEALTHCARE BEST PRACTICES
ASYLUM
We are a group of health, legal professionals, and community members in Massachusetts.
We’ve been meeting since February 2017 when many of us noticed that immigrant patients were missing medical appointments, worrying about loved ones with deportation orders, or fearing what may happen to their children if they are deported. We heard stories about domestic violence survivors whose aggressors threaten to have them deported if they call the police. We have seen the ways immigration affects our patients’ mental and physical health, and we know that everyone should have access to medical care, regardless of immigration status.
To take action on these concerns and many more, we formed the Health & Law Immigrant Solidarity Network (HLISN). We have more than 600 members.
