Research

People live in law and policy contexts. So human-centered care must account for the legal dimensions of health, wellbeing, and dignity. Reaching stakeholders across fields and disciplines, we are building new evidence for legal partnering as a prevention tool.

Digital Digest

*MLPB Digital Digest

The Digital Digest curates evolving information and resources in key domains of health-related social need and translates what these developments mean for...

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Resource Guide

Civil Legal Assistance Referrals by State

Options and contact information for legal assistance referrals for New England residents, organized by state and legal domain.

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legal assistance.

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COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ

Answers to frequently asked questions relating employer-based COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

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Executive Summary

Six concrete recommendations for a strengths-based approach to social need screening with families, intending to minimize potential harm and unintended consequences.

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Glossary of Housing Legal Terms

Overview of common housing terminology for legal problem-solving.

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Helping People Achieve Housing Stability

Important information to assess potential legal rights and promote effective legal problem-solving.

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Initiating a Successful Consult with MLPB

Guidance for MLPB’s partners seeking to address an individual’s health-related social needs through legal problem-solving.

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MA – Navigating Early Education Transitions in Massachusetts

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MA – Navigating Parentage in Massachusetts

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A Strengths-Based Approach to Screening Families for HRSN

Six concrete recommendations for a strengths-based approach to social need screening with families, to minimize potential harm and unintended consequences.

February 2, 2021 Learn More

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Aging Right in the Community

The ARC model aims to prevent elder homelessness – or reduce its severity – by strengthening the ability to detect and housing...

November 2, 2016 Learn More

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Aligning in Action: MLPB (2021)

In July, MLPB was profiled by RWJF’s Aligning Systems for Health initiative, directed by the Georgia Health Policy Center. The brief details MLPB’s organizational evolution emphasizing prevention...

September 30, 2021 Learn More

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Before Crisis Hits: Embedding Legal Support

This brief, sixth in a series, reports on the multisite implementation of the preventive legal partnership component of Project DULCE.

March 25, 2021 Learn More

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BMC Health Services Research

Cross-sectional survey of cancer care patients demonstrates need for innovation in cancer care delivery to address socio-legal concerns.

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Complex Care Settings & Medical-Legal Partnerships (2019)

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Cross-Sector Approach Expands Screening and Addresses Health-Related Social Needs in Primary Care (Nov. 2021)

This month a new DULCE paper was published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Entitled Cross-Sector Approach Expands Screening...

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Elder Abuse Perpetrated by Adult Children and its Consequences for Housing Insecurity

Since July 2013, MLPB has partnered with the Elders Living at Home Program (ELAHP), on an initiative known as Aging Right in...

April 19, 2016 Learn More

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From Practice to Theory: Medical-Legal Partnership Enters its Third Decade (2013)

Medical-Legal Partnership has evolved from referral-based advocacy for indivdual patients to one of structured integration of preventive law to advance population health.

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