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.
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...
November 30, 2021. Housing policy is front-and-center in the Massachusetts landscape right now.
October 27, 2021.
August 3, 2021. Samantha Morton participated in a podcast conversation about care planning.
June 29, 2021. MLPB Convened a virtual conversation on Strengthening the Social Care Toolbox with Legal Rights Education.