legal care improves sense of health and well-being in breast cancer patients
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
The Breast Cancer Legal Project
A Cancer Legal Line Program to support Minnesotans affected by breast cancer.
The Breast Cancer Legal Project is made possible by generous funding from Susan G. Komen Minnesota.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Cancer Legal Line provides pro bono legal
care to Minnesotans affected by cancer.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
In 2013, Cancer Legal Line helped 390 people affected by cancer.
111 of them were womenwith breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
In 2013 Cancer Legal Line sent a survey to our clients who were helped through the Breast Cancer Legal Project.
This is what we learned.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
If CALL didn’t exist, where would you have gone for help?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
I don't know / I'm not sure
211 / Yellow Pages
Private lawyer
The State
No Answer
Would not have pursued help
Adult Protection
Church
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Where would you go for help without CALL?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
More than half -- 57% -- of our clients either don’t know or are unsure of where else they could have turned for help.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
How did you hear about CALL?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Referrals to CALL came from medical facilities, social workers, support groups, physicians, therapists, and friends.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
How many times did you contact CALL?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
43% got the answers they needed in two calls.
14% of our clients needed 3 or more contacts to resolve all the issues they were experiencing.
43% got the answers they needed on one call.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
What issue did you contact CALL about?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Employment
Bankruptcy / Financial
Will / Estate Planning
SSI Disability / Disability In-
surance
Not specifiedSchool-related
Areas Legal Help Was Needed
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Employment, estate planning, wills, and financial concerns were the most common reasons for contacting CALL.
Nearly a third of these women contacted CALL for more than one issue.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
BEFORE contacting CALL, what effect did your issue(s) have on your overall health and sense of well-being?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
extremely negative
somewhat negative
no effect somewhat positive
extremely positive
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Self-Reported Effect of Legal Issues(s) on Sense of Health and Well-Being
Before Contacting Cancer Legal Line.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
We asked:
AFTER contacting CALL, what effect did the assistance from CALL have on your overall health and sense of well-being?
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
extremely negative
somewhat negative
no effect somewhat positive
extremely positive
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Self-Reported Effect of Assistance from CALL on Sense of Health and Well-Being
After Contacting Cancer Legal Line.
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Self-Reported Effect on Overall Health and Well-Being
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70% Effect of Problem
Effect of Help from CALL
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Our clients report that their overall health and sense of well-being are very negatively affected by their legal concerns. Overall health and sense of well-being is very positively affected by solutions offered by the caring and compassionate CALL staff.
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Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
The staff were knowledgeable, helpful, and provided me with good advice. Also, confidential about info.- Kathy
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
I appreciate what you do for cancer survivors. You obviously understand what is troubling for us.-Anonymous
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
CALL provided me with very helpful information, the person I spoke to was very knowledgeable with the issue I had.-Kim
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
CALL staff were friendly and professional and advised us well in what to do.-Anonymous
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
Advice received was straightforward and very useful.-Nancy
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Comments from our Breast Cancer Legal Project Clients
Make sure all cancer patients are aware of the services you provide!-Anonymous
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Breast Cancer Legal Project
Thank YouSusan G. Komen Minnesota
and the women who completed our Breast Cancer Legal Project Survey.