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:
RI McKinney-Vento Rights of Students Experiencing Homelessness
Care teams partnering with families know that stability helps students thrive academically. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento) is a federal law...
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MA McKinney-Vento Rights of Students Experiencing Homelessness
Care teams partnering with families know that stability helps students thrive academically. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento) is a federal law...
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MA – Resources Available to People Regardless of Immigration Status
For immigrants and mixed status families, immigration status is a threshold eligibility factor for many health-promoting resources. This can make it hard...
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RI – Resources Available to People Regardless of Immigration Status
Care teams partnering with people know that immigration status (like income level) is a threshold eligibility factor for many resources and benefits....
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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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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
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