Eliot Community Human Services Inc

Homeless services: eliot's homeless services division provides a comprehensive continuum of services designed to identify and address clinical and systemic barriers to obtaining or maintaining housing in a collaborative fashion with individuals and families served. Eliot's homeless services division also operates 3 emergency family shelter sites and 3 low threshold housing programs that serve individuals with chronic co-occurring behavioral health and substance abuse disorders. Outreach to the unhoused population across the commonwealth is conducted in state and locally funded shelters, drop in and warming centers, and places not meant for human habitation. Once housing is successfully leveraged through federal, state or local resources, eliot personnel in partnership with various community based organizations provide multidisciplinary tenancy sustaining services that coincide with the identified needs and treatment preferences of the individual. All programs provide preventative support to mitigate the risk of homelessness.

Behavioral health services: eliot operates two urgent outpatient mental sites and 3 low threshold housing programs that serve individuals with chronic co-occurring behavioral health and substance abuse disorders. Outreach to the unhoused population across the commonwealth is conducted in state and locally funded shelters, drop in and warming centers, and places not meant for human habitation. Once housing is successfully leveraged through federal, state or local resources, eliot personnel in partnership with various community based organizations health centers using a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and other professionals to administer a full range of clinical and support services, resulting in a comprehensive, collaborative approach to treatment. We also operate two community behavioral health centers (cbhc) that are a one stop shop for a number of behavioral health and/or substance use treatment programs including urgent and emergency services, crisis stabilization unit, individual and family therapy services, including care coordination with primary care. These services are available for all ages (youth, families and adults) and are available 24/7.eliot, in association and in affiliation with insitutions of higher education and hospitals in education, provides training programs for professionals in the mental health counseling and behavioral health field. Eliot also engages in research and clinical studies in the field of mental heatlh.

Youth services: eliot community human services partners with the departments of youth services and children and families to provide residential services to children and youth ages birth through 21 years old. We have developed a network of innovative programs which serve the specialized needs of child, adolescent and transitional age populations across the commonwealth. Our range of social services and juvenile justice programs strive to provide children, youth and families with values, skills, and strengths necessary to face and overcome personal challenges in a way that will enable them to lead healthy and productive lives. Residences provide safe, structured and trauma informed environments.