Research

There is a growing body of research across disciplines about social care, the connection between social determinants of health, and how communities of care can address health-related legal needs. Here is a sampling of research that builds the case for MLPB’s legal partnering model.

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Employment Protections for Pregnant Workers (September 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered September 14, 2023.

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Education Rights and Strategies (August 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered August 29, 2023.

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MA – Navigating Unhealthy and Unsafe Housing Conditions

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RI – Navigating Unhealthy and Unsafe Housing Conditions

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Guardianship & Less Restrictive Alternatives (June 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered June 22, 2023.

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criminal systems.

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Navigating Benefits for Leave from Employment in Massachusetts: Spotlight for new and expecting parents

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Changes to Federal Asylum Rules: Frequently Asked Questions

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immigration.

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Medicaid Redetermination: Implications for Healthcare Coverage

The White House announced that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since 2020 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Maximizing Tax Benefits to Support Financial Stability (March 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered March 21, 2023.

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Journal Article

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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Issue Brief

Health Starts at Home Evaluation Final Report (2021)

Authored by the Boston Foundation, Health Resources in Action, and the Urban Institute, this evaluation report details findings from the Health Starts...

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Housing Intervention for Medically Complex Families Associated with Improved Family Health: Pilot Randomized Trial (2020)

Children’s HealthWatch at BMC report on a pilot population-specific model that integrates health, housing, legal, and social services can improve health-related outcomes...

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Lawyering as Problem-Solving: Implications of Patient-Centered, Accountable Healthcare for the Legal Profession (2014)

Recommendations for health care delivery that incorporates preventive law in innovations in accountable care organizations and patient centered medical homes.

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Legal Information And Rights Education As An Element of Care: A Promising Health Justice Strategy (2021)

Health Affairs blog describing how cutting-edge communities of care are embracing collective responsibility by systematically incorporating legal information and rights education into...

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Issue Brief

Legal Partnering for Child and Family Health: An Opportunity and Call to Action for Early Childhood Systems (2019)

MLPB’s team-facing legal partnering model connects the dots between access to justice and family wellbeing, bolstering early childhood sector goals at household,...

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Lessons from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Data about the Double Burden of Cancer and Social Determinants of Health (2018)

Patients undergoing cancer care treatment require tailored screening, navigation, and legal problem-solving to address health-related social needs.

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Medical-Legal Strategies to Improve Infant Health Care: A Randomized Trial (2015)

The Project DULCE intervention led to improvements in preventive health care delivery and utilization and accelerated access to concrete supports among low-income...

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Partnering with Families Experiencing Housing Instability: Considerations for Interdisciplinary Teams Based in Massachusetts and Beyond (2020)

Learning from a 2019 Special Initiative sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts.

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