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Who’s Got the Power? Spotlight on Child Welfare Stakeholders in Massachusetts
When the MA Department of Children & Families (DCF) enters a family’s life, this triggers a high-stakes process that involves new, confusing,...
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2026 Policy Preview (January 2026)
An Unlocking Access® training offered January 2026.
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2025 Federal Policy Recap (December 2025)
An Unlocking Access® training offered December 2025.
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Utility Protections (October 2025)
An Unlocking Access® monthly training, offered October 29, 2025.
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Navigating Immigration Court: Rhode Island Legal Resources
Information about finding an attorney, family preparedness planning, and navigating immigration courts.
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Protections and Accommodations for Pregnant Workers
Pregnant workers are protected federally by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This FAQ on...
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Navigating Immigration Court: Massachusetts Legal Resources
Information about finding an attorney, family preparedness planning, and navigating immigration courts.
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Before Crisis Hits: Embedding Legal Support
This brief, sixth in a series, reports on the multisite implementation of the preventive legal partnership component of Project DULCE.
March 25, 2021 Learn More
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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When Social Complexity Drives Medical Complexity: Piloting Medical-Legal Partnership to Improve Patient Health and Increase Healthcare Team Efficacy (2015)
This pilot partnership aims to build skills and knowledge among current and future workforce members relating to social determinants of health.
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Partnering with Families Experiencing Housing Instability: Considerations for Interdisciplinary Teams Based in Massachusetts and Beyond (2020)
Learning from a 2019 Special Initiative sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts.
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Legal Partnering for Child and Family Health: An Opportunity and Call to Action for Early Childhood Systems (2019)
MLPB’s team-facing legal partnering model connects the dots between access to justice and family wellbeing, bolstering early childhood sector goals at household,...
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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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A Strengths-Based Approach to Screening Families for HRSN
Six concrete recommendations for a strengths-based approach to social need screening with families, to minimize potential harm and unintended consequences.
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Housing Intervention for Medically Complex Families Associated with Improved Family Health: Pilot Randomized Trial (2020)
Children’s HealthWatch at BMC report on a pilot population-specific model that integrates health, housing, legal, and social services can improve health-related outcomes...
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