Research
There is a growing body of research across disciplines about social care, the impacts of social drivers of health, and how communities of care can address health-related legal needs. Legal Key has often been at the forefront of creating this scholarship. Here is a sampling of the papers, articles, and studies available, including all of Legal Key’s publications:
Protections Against Lead In MA Housing
The Massachusetts (MA) housing stock is among the oldest in the country. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead, which can present...
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Helping People Achieve Housing Stability
Care teams supporting individuals and families can partner with them to promote housing stability. Asking a few preliminary questions early in the...
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Supporting Families in Domestic and International Travel (May 2026)
An Unlocking Access® training offered in May 2026.
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Immigration Updates (March 2026)
An Unlocking Access® training offered March 2026.
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How to Utilize Legal Problem Solving to Support Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Created for Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction second annual conference, Together for Hope 2025.
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Embracing Legal Problem-Solving to Address SDOH: Lessons from an Early Childhood-Based Learning Community
Jeffrey Gilbert, MPH, Partnership & Project Manager, MLPB Ana Page, MA, Consultant, First 5 Orange County Samantha Morton, JD, CEO, MLPB This...
October 24, 2022 Learn More
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...
November 1, 2021 Learn More
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
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...
June 9, 2021 Learn More
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...
June 9, 2021 Learn More