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Eliot Welcome to Eliot! We provide person-centered, evidence-based behavioral health care and human services. Join us in fostering health and justice.

Our compassionate, innovative, and equitable approach strengthens Massachusetts. Eliot Community Human Services has a commitment to providing high quality, innovative services to people residing in their communities.

What a day. ❄️🧡Despite a rescheduled date and a cloudy start, Eliot's team showed up strong for Winter Walk 2026 — and t...
04/07/2026

What a day. ❄️🧡

Despite a rescheduled date and a cloudy start, Eliot's team showed up strong for Winter Walk 2026 — and this year was extra special. For the first time ever, we participated as an official operational partner.

That meant a tent, real conversations, and a chance to connect with walkers from across the community who stopped by to learn about the work we do every day.

And together? We raised $6,905 to support clients in our Homeless Services Division with the flexible resources that can truly change the course of someone's life.

Thank you to every walker, fundraiser, and cheerleader on our team. We are so proud. 💙

Today is National Bipolar Awareness Day — and we want to share something we're proud of. 💙Bipolar disorder is one of the...
03/30/2026

Today is National Bipolar Awareness Day — and we want to share something we're proud of. 💙

Bipolar disorder is one of the most frequently misdiagnosed conditions in behavioral health. Up to two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder never present with clear mania, which means they're often misidentified as having unipolar depression — and treated with medications that can actually make things worse.

This February, Eliot clinicians Elizabeth Khairalla, Cory Easton, and Doug Katz presented at the Bipolar Action Network's Learning Session 5, sharing results from a structured two-step screening and diagnostic approach Eliot has been piloting in our ACCS and CBHC programs.
The approach is practical and built for real-world clinical settings:
→ A brief 6-item screener (the RMS) to flag who may need a closer look
→ A structured diagnostic interview (the Quick SCID-5) to increase certainty before treatment decisions are made

Between March and December 2025, clinician confidence in their bipolar diagnoses rose from 84% to 93%.

Hannah Larsen and Sean Donahue also presented a poster session on Eliot's broader quality improvement work in this space — including a goal to reach diagnostic certainty in 95% of patients with suspected bipolar disorder by June 2026.

Accurate diagnosis is the foundation of effective care. We're committed to getting it right. 💙

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. And rather than tell you what that means to us, we'd rather show you....
03/30/2026

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. And rather than tell you what that means to us, we'd rather show you.

What does real community inclusion look like?

At the Kelliher Center — Eliot Community Human Services' day program for adults with developmental disabilities in Lexington — it looks like this:

A woman who was nervous to leave home, who gradually began asking to go on outings, who started advocating for herself, and who one day wrote her coordinator a card that said: "I'm not even sure where I would be if you weren't here."

It looks like a man who applied to Trader Joe's because he knew the staff and felt a connection. A woman who now manages the register at a local café. A group that votes every Friday on where they want to go to lunch — because their choices matter.

Maria Varquez has been at the heart of this program for years. Her take on the work is simple and powerful: "They can feel safe here. They can feel safe to be themselves. We welcome everyone for who they are when they come through the door."

We're proud to share their story: https://hubs.ly/Q048VG580 💙

We're wrapping up our National Social Work Month spotlight series with one final story — and it's a good one. 💙Meet Nich...
03/26/2026

We're wrapping up our National Social Work Month spotlight series with one final story — and it's a good one. 💙

Meet Nicholas, Continuing Care Clinician at Eliot Community Human Services. His road to social work ran through an accounting degree and a mission-driven AmeriCorps placement that reoriented everything. Today he walks alongside people for up to 18 months as they transition out of urgent care and back into community life.

To Nicholas, to Cydne, to Talyah, and to social workers everywhere — thank you for the work you do every day.

Read Nicholas's full story: https://hubs.ly/Q048tbyT0

We have another incredible story to share as we continue honoring social workers this National Social Work Month. 💙Meet ...
03/13/2026

We have another incredible story to share as we continue honoring social workers this National Social Work Month. 💙

Meet Talyah, Social Worker at Douglas Academy in New Bedford. Her journey to this work is personal in the best possible way — and it speaks to the heart of what social work is all about.

Read her full story and join us in celebrating Talyah and social workers everywhere: https://hubs.ly/Q046K51n0

We're kicking off a two-part series about Eliot's Lynn Calm Team — and we're starting where every good story starts: wit...
03/10/2026

We're kicking off a two-part series about Eliot's Lynn Calm Team — and we're starting where every good story starts: with the community. 🏘️

Lynn, MA is one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in Massachusetts. More than 100,000 residents. Dozens of languages spoken. A history shaped by hard work, migration, and resilience.

It's also a city where the traditional response to crisis — emergency rooms, law enforcement — isn't always the right first call. That's where the Lynn Calm Team comes in.
Mobile. Community-based. Person-centered. 🤝

Part 1 of our series explores Lynn's community context and why place-based care matters so deeply here.

👉 Read it now: https://hubs.ly/Q046f8gP0

Stay tuned — Part 2 is coming later this month with an inside look at the Calm Team in action.

To reach the Lynn Calm Team directly: 📞 781-905-CALM (2256) | ✉️ Calm@lynnma.gov

March is National Social Work Month — a time to recognize the professionals whose work changes lives in ways that often ...
03/06/2026

March is National Social Work Month — a time to recognize the professionals whose work changes lives in ways that often go unseen.

This week we're spotlighting Cydne, Senior Mental Health Clinician at Adira Place. Her road to clinical care is as thoughtful as the work she does every day.

Read her full story at the link below and join us in celebrating Cydne and social workers everywhere. 💙

Help support the Eliot Renaissance Clubhouse’s upcoming April 2026 book release — a project centered on sharing members’...
03/04/2026

Help support the Eliot Renaissance Clubhouse’s upcoming April 2026 book release — a project centered on sharing members’ stories, reducing stigma, and celebrating resilience. The Club is raising $3,000 for printing costs, with the order hoped to be placed by 3/27/26.

Any amount is welcomed! Donate here: https://hubs.ly/Q045CtZF0

Have questions or want to get more involved? Email renclub1@gmail.com

02/27/2026

Care should fit the family. Hear how Eliot's new FIT (Family-based Intensive Treatment) approaches culturally sensitive treatment to support engagement, trust, and real progress.

Connect/referrals: https://hubs.ly/Q0450pJg0

Last week we hosted an open house for Eliot’s new Haverhill Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic — and we’re grateful to ...
02/17/2026

Last week we hosted an open house for Eliot’s new Haverhill Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic — and we’re grateful to everyone who joined us!

A special thank you to Mayor Melinda Barrett and Lee Robinson, Associate Chief for Behavioral Health, MassHealth Office of Accountable Care & Behavioral Health, for speaking and helping us mark this important expansion of community-based care.

Thank you, Haverhill, for the warm welcome.

Need services or want to make a referral? https://hubs.ly/Q043l7fj0

Part 3 of our Youth Behavioral Health in MA series is live — and it’s written for partners.Schools, pediatric practices,...
02/13/2026

Part 3 of our Youth Behavioral Health in MA series is live — and it’s written for partners.

Schools, pediatric practices, youth organizations, and community partners are often the first to identify concerns and try to help families navigate next steps. But the behavioral health landscape can feel complex for everyone—families and partners alike.

In Part 3, we share a practical guide to what “no wrong door” means in real life: a pathway where families can reach out once and be guided to the right level of support—without being bounced between disconnected systems.

We also explain:

how CSA supports care coordination across school, home, and multiple services

how FIT provides intensive, community-based stabilization and supports transitions over time

why warm handoffs matter

why effective youth care must include family systems and environmental context

Read Part 3 here: https://hubs.ly/Q0432RKM0

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