Resources

Resources

MLPB’s Unlocking Access Hub provides resources to our subscribers that demystify common health-related legal needs. Resources include training decks and recordings, one page summaries, and short briefs. Each are designed to equip communities of care with information and tools to engage in legal problem solving.

Use the (+) icon to save resources for easy access in the My Favorites tab later on. Logged-in users can also view their resources on the Portal.

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MLPB’s Digital Digest is an open-access tool designed to help workforce colleagues navigate complex law and policy changes, providing strategies to address a range of key health-related legal and social needs.  It is updated regularly and is available to non-subscribers.

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.  

February 2, 2021 Learn More
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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...

April 2, 2017 Learn More
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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...

February 26, 2021 Learn More
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.

February 2, 2021 Learn More
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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.

February 2, 2021 Learn More