person-centered and trauma-informed

Eliot’s Homelessness Outreach begins with the Federal and State funded Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), which provides person-centered and trauma-informed support services to individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Collaborative and Recovery-Oriented

Expertise and Outcomes

PATH Outreach Clinicians and Engagement Specialists have expertise in working with individuals who have complex and often co-occurring mental health diagnoses and substance use disorders. Staff engage, assess, and collaboratively develop a recovery-oriented treatment plan that incorporates identified needs and preferences of the client served.

This includes but is not limited to:

  • Access to Primary Care/Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)

  • Access to federal and/or state benefits

  • Behavioral Health

  • Specialized Therapy to address PTSD

  • Substance Use Disorder Supports

  • Department of Mental Health Services

  • Intensive Case Management

PATH staff provide services to individuals residing in emergency shelters, streets, or encampments throughout nearly 50 sites throughout the Commonwealth. They also work in conjunction with numerous federal, state, and local community agencies to coordinate services and assist clients with making a successful transition to community-based housing.