Research

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. 

Resource Guide

Criminal Systems Involvement and Housing: Access Public and Subsidized Housing through Mitigation Strategies

People with a history of criminal systems involvement (CSI) have unique barriers when it comes to accessing housing. Care teams can partner...

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Training Deck

Housing Stability Fundamentals (February 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered February 13, 2023.    

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Training Deck

Advocating through Human-Centered Storytelling (January 2023)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered January 26, 2023.    

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Training Deck

Supporting Families Going Through Divorce (December 2022)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered December 13, 2022.

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Training Deck

Employee Rights and Benefits (October 2022)

An Unlocking Access monthly training, offered October 18, 2022.

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Poster

Project DULCE: A Randomized Control Trial Demonstrating Compassion Aligns with Cost Containment (2017)

The Project DULCE intervention generated reduced emergency department utilization, enhanced adherence to preventive care, and greater access to concrete supports.  

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Journal Article

Project DULCE: Strengthening Families Through Enhanced Primary Care (2014)

Project DULCE is a universal intervention emphasizing concrete supports and improving parent knowledge of child development and parenting. It is cost-effective, efficient,...

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Issue Brief

Risk Adjustment’s New Frontier: Social Determinants of Health (2017)

MassHealth is incorporating SDOH into risk adjustment methods to determine payment to ACOs and MCOs. This brief outlines the promising nature of...

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Journal Article

State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws: Growth and Gaps in Coverage (2021)

Overview co-authored by MLPB CEO Samantha Morton and colleagues from the Brown Schools of Medicine and Public Health and the Center for...

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Poster

Strengthening families through the integration of legal advocacy into a home visiting program (2016)

Home visitors learn more about a family’s situation than other professionals, allowing for preventive legal problem-solving.

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Issue Brief

Unlocking Access: The Connections Between Medical Certifications and Health Equity (2019)

Clinicians and other health system actors have unique ability to assist in the success of their patients’ applications to safety net programs.

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