This episode of Piediacast is brought to you by Lawyers for Kids and Nationwide Children's Hospital. Hello, everyone and welcome, once to Pediacast.

It is a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike coming to you from nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 583.

We're calling this one Lawyers for Kids.

I want to welcome everyone to the program.

So coming up on this episode of Pediacast, we're going to consider what if your child's health depended not only on doctors and nurses, but also on lawyers.

Sometimes that is the case.

And so today we are going to explore a group called Lawyers for Kids.

They are a medical legal partnership at Nationwide Children's Hospital that connects families with free legal support to address issues that directly impact health and well-being.

So from housing and benefits to education and guardianship, these

legal interventions often change lives. And so we're going to talk about this program, how it got

started, the sorts of services that they provide, and how you can connect with them if you need to

or find similar services around the country.

We have a couple of great guests joining us for the conversation.

Carrie Stork is program manager for lawyers for kids.

And Calli Query is managing attorney for the organization, both of them with Nationwide Children's Hospital.

They're going to explain how the program works, why it matters, and the many ways it is helping kids and families thrive.

Before we get to them, I do want to remind you the information presented in every episode of PDACast is for general educational purposes only.

We do not diagnose medical conditions or formulate treatment plans for specific individuals.

If you're concerned about your child's health, be sure to call your health care provider.

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