Despite growing understanding within the health sector that social factors play a critical role in people’s health, the programs and systems that help people meet their social needs remain largely ...

Health care providers are increasingly screening low-income patients for social needs and making referrals to social services agencies to assist in resolving them. A major assumption of this approach ...

Ten years ago, I began learning about the child welfare system in my home state of Washington. Although I had no personal history with foster care, I was drawn to the issue as a parent who understands ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be developed to examine the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social ...