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Obtaining Passports for Children under 16

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Preparing for Unexpected Absence training companion resource list

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Obtaining Passports for Massachusetts Children Under 16

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Guardianship and Alternatives (May 2025)

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So You Want to Talk About Immigration Status

Immigration status frequently impacts a person’s eligibility to work, ability to reside in the US, access health insurance, food, or housing supports....

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Federal Policy Updates and Changes in the First 100 Days

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The Changing Immigration Landscape Training Companion Resource (Part 3)

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The Changing Immigration Landscape: What Care Teams Should Know (Part 2)

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MA – Navigating Unhealthy and Unsafe Housing Conditions

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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.

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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.

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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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Complex Care Settings & Medical-Legal Partnerships (2019)

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