Research

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:  

Education
Education
Resource Guide

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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Education
Education
Resource Guide

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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Resource Guide

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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Resource Guide

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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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
Issue Brief

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
Issue Brief

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