Policy Briefs
Behavioral Health Access in NYC: Aligning Community Need and Health Infrastructure
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
This policy brief examines how neighborhood poverty, mental health needs, and the distribution of healthcare infrastructure shape access to behavioral health services across New York City. It identifies geographic and structural gaps between community need and available services and considers policy strategies for building a more equitabl
This policy brief examines how neighborhood poverty, mental health needs, and the distribution of healthcare infrastructure shape access to behavioral health services across New York City. It identifies geographic and structural gaps between community need and available services and considers policy strategies for building a more equitable, accessible, and community-responsive behavioral health system.
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
This policy brief examines why healthcare price transparency alone cannot resolve America’s medical debt crisis. It analyzes the deeper structural causes of medical debt, including inadequate insurance coverage, complex billing practices, limited access to financial assistance, and persistent inequities affecting low-income and medically vulnerable communities.
The Rising Cost of Housing in America
Visibility Without Protection: Price Transparency and the Structural Causes of Medical Debt
The Diego Beekman Houses: A Case Study of Community-Controlled Housing as a Policy Model
This policy brief examines changes in housing affordability between 2020 and 2025 using federal housing, income, and labor-market data. It documents the growing divide between housing costs and household earnings and considers policy reforms related to housing supply, rental assistance, access to ownership, and local land-use governance.
The Diego Beekman Houses: A Case Study of Community-Controlled Housing as a Policy Model
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
The Diego Beekman Houses: A Case Study of Community-Controlled Housing as a Policy Model
This forthcoming study examines the history, legal structure, governance, and development of the Diego Beekman Houses as a tenant-centered mutual housing association in the South Bronx. Through historical research, document analysis, and stakeholder interviews, the study will assess the model’s implications for affordable housing preserva
This forthcoming study examines the history, legal structure, governance, and development of the Diego Beekman Houses as a tenant-centered mutual housing association in the South Bronx. Through historical research, document analysis, and stakeholder interviews, the study will assess the model’s implications for affordable housing preservation, resident participation, neighborhood stability, and community-centered economic development.
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
This forthcoming policy brief examines housing instability and homelessness among LGBTQAI+ individuals and families across the United States. It analyzes the effects of family rejection, economic inequality, housing discrimination, and gaps in legal protections while identifying policy strategies to expand access to safe, stable, and affordable housing.
Housing Instability Across Eight U.S. Communities
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
Unequal Shelter: LGBTQAI+ Housing Instability, Structural Barriers, and Policy Pathways in the United States
In partnership with The Thinkubator, the Cadence Institute is examining homelessness and housing instability across eight urban regions: Miami, New York City, Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County, New Haven, Los Angeles County, Portland and Multnomah County, Phoenix and Maricopa County, and St. Louis. The study will compare local conditions,
In partnership with The Thinkubator, the Cadence Institute is examining homelessness and housing instability across eight urban regions: Miami, New York City, Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County, New Haven, Los Angeles County, Portland and Multnomah County, Phoenix and Maricopa County, and St. Louis. The study will compare local conditions, populations affected, policy responses, and opportunities for more effective and equitable housing interventions.
Counteracting Institutional Discrimination
U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Their Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
Counteracting Institutional Discrimination
This policy brief examines how federal and state policies affecting LGBTQ+ communities can reinforce institutional discrimination, with particular attention to transgender participation in education and athletics. The analysis considers the civil rights, educational, public-health, and democratic implications of policies that restrict access, recognition, and equal participation.
Disinvestment in Equity
U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Their Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
Counteracting Institutional Discrimination
This policy brief examines the disproportionate effects of 2025 federal budget and administrative reductions on communities of color. It analyzes how reductions in public programs, civil-rights enforcement, healthcare, education, and community investment may deepen existing inequalities and weaken the institutions that support economic mobility and democratic participation.
U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Their Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Their Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Their Impact on LGBTQ+ Communities
This policy brief examines how recent and proposed reductions in federal HIV/AIDS funding may affect prevention, testing, treatment, housing, research, and community-based services. Particular attention is given to the consequences for LGBTQ+ communities and other populations that continue to experience disproportionate rates of HIV infection and barriers to care.