Bridging Divides, MLPB’s blog, offers reflections and calls to action from our perch at the intersection of legal education and problem-solving, preventive law as preventive medicine, and health justice. Click through recent posts to see what’s on our mind.
March 28, 2024. MLPB has been providing support and technical assistance for DULCE practices on a national level since...
February 22, 2024. In January, a new law went into effect in Rhode Island which states that landlords cannot...
December 12, 2023. As we head into the shortest and coldest days of the year, the news around families...
June 27, 2023. Since the end of the COVID-related Public Health Emergency in May, the redetermination process for Medicaid...
April 13, 2023. Imagine going to court to seek help for a pest infestation in your apartment and realizing...
March 13, 2023. Tax season can feel daunting, but in reality, if taxes are filed correctly, low-income families can...
Dec. 20, 2022. Earlier this year, I attended a presentation led by Dr. Christina Bethell, Director of the Child...
Sept. 29, 2022. From Strengths-based Care to Rights-based Care: Legal Problem-Solving as Part of Perinatal and Early Childhood Systems
May 24, 2022. Next-Generation Social Need Screening: The Intersection of Individual-Level Needs and Institutional Violence
Mar. 29, 2022.Here’s our interview with Smart from the Start parent-leaders Dounia Belmir and Erin Connors – alongside “echoes”...
Feb. 28, 2022. We talk with colleagues from the RI Dept. of Health Office of Family Visiting about their...
Jan. 26, 2022. We talk with colleagues from Engaged Neighborhoods about their perspectives on topics relating to legal information...