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.

10/21/2025

Our Parents as Teachers team from Eliot’s Holyoke office is making us proud! 🙌

This week, they’re in Puerto Rico for the National Parents as Teachers Conference. Prevention Director Nancy Ritz and Program Supervisor Brittani Bey led a workshop titled “Enhancing Outcomes through CQI and Family Engagement” — their second year presenting at the conference!

Meanwhile, team members Elizabeth Paskins, Nayadette Torres, and Nancy Garcia joined a panel discussion to share insights from their $25,000 grant from the National PAT office to facilitate STEM-focused groups for families.

Way to go, team! Your work is inspiring families and setting a national example. 💙

10/20/2025

Turning Data into Better Care 💙

Members of Eliot's leadership—Kerry Rivard, Meaghan James, and Aaron Katz—recently joined Dr. Jill Donelan of Mirah to present at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association conference in Raleigh, NC!

Together, they shared how Eliot’s Measurement-Based Care (MBC) model is improving treatment precision, empowering clinicians, and helping clients achieve lasting recovery.

💡 When we collect meaningful data, share it openly, and act on it collaboratively—care becomes more effective and human-centered.

Eliot’s outcomes speak for themselves:

45% of clients improved their overall well-being

49% saw decreased anxiety

46% reduced depressive symptoms

75% of clients at su***de risk achieved a safer level after treatment

Learn more about how Eliot is shaping the future of behavioral healthcare ⬇️
👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03Pp46S0

10/17/2025

Eliot Community Human Services is proud to sponsor a new feature in partnership with WBUR 90.9 FM highlights the Bipolar Action Network (BAN)—a national collaboration transforming how care for bipolar disorder is delivered.

Working alongside partners such as Mass General Brigham and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Eliot helps bridge research and community-based care, ensuring treatment is built with people and families, not for them.

👉 Read the WBUR feature here: https://hubs.ly/Q03P6sxP0

10/15/2025

As we close out , we’re honored to share one final story from Equipo Renacer — Eliot’s Spanish-language behavioral health team serving children, teens, and adults in Lynn.

In this video, Maria Acosta, Recovery Coach, reflects on her journey from peer specialist to recovery coach — and how her work helps bridge culture, compassion, and care for those who might not otherwise have access to support.

💬 “Our team’s work is important because it gives opportunities to people without resources or services.”

Watch Maria’s full interview and revisit our Equipo Renacer feature series: https://hubs.ly/Q03NGZs_0

10/13/2025

Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and enduring presence of Indigenous communities across Massachusetts and throughout the nation.

At Eliot, we recognize that our work takes place on lands originally stewarded by Indigenous peoples, whose deep connection to community, healing, and the natural world continues to guide and inspire us.

We stand in solidarity with Indigenous individuals and communities, committed to a future grounded in respect, equity, and collective healing.

May today serve as a reminder to listen, learn, and act in ways that honor Indigenous sovereignty, stories, and wisdom.

10/10/2025

Following our recent feature on Equipo Renacer, we’re proud to share a new full interview with Cynthia Carballo, clinician with Eliot’s Lynn Community Behavioral Health Center.

Cynthia reflects on how shared culture and language help her connect with clients and families — and why this work is so vital to the Hispanic-Latino community in Lynn.

💬 Watch Cynthia’s full interview: https://hubs.ly/Q03N4JmC0

10/09/2025

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate Equipo Renacer — Eliot’s culturally specific, Spanish speaking team at our Lynn Community Behavioral Health Center!

Equipo Renacer provides compassionate behavioral health services to Latino children, teens, and adults throughout Lynn and the Tri-City area.

“We are receiving more and more clients who feel confident that there will be someone on the other side who understands their language and culture,” says Adriana Claudio-Hernandez, Director of Multicultural Behavioral Health.

Learn more about how this team is strengthening connections, expanding access, and building renewal through culture → https://hubs.ly/Q03MWh2B0

10/07/2025

At Eliot Community Human Services, we continue to learn what it truly means to embed su***de prevention into every layer of care.

Through our adoption of the Zero Su***de framework, our teams have delivered tens of thousands of su***de-related interventions — each one a reminder that prevention begins with connection, compassion, and collaboration.

We’re grateful to stand alongside so many partners in behavioral health and human services across Massachusetts who share this commitment. Together, we’re working toward a future where every system of care is built on hope — and every person knows they are not alone.

📰 Read more in The Provider:

10/03/2025

🌟 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 🌟

At Eliot Community Human Services and MSPCC, we are proud to honor the contributions of our Latinx staff who bring extraordinary value to the families and communities we serve.

In Lowell, our Healthy Families Home Visitors — Wanda, Sandra, Carmen, Alba, Danissha, and Elen — provide compassionate, culturally responsive care that uplifts parents and children every day.

We are grateful for their dedication and for the many ways they embody Eliot’s mission of strengthening families and building community. 💙

Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q03M52jM0

09/30/2025

“For the past four years, I’ve loved being a Recovery Coach at Eliot. It doesn’t even feel like work—it’s about being there for clients through good and bad, building trust, and celebrating milestones along the way.”

As comes to a close, we celebrate the impact of peer support and recovery coaching, and the strength of every individual on their journey. 💙

09/26/2025

“As a woman in long-term sobriety, it’s an honor to walk side by side with recovery coaches, therapists, nurses, and doctors as we stand for you, our clients. We believe in you, just as others once believed in us.” – Fay, Eliot Recovery Coach

As winds down, we honor the strength of those choosing recovery every day, and the community that makes it possible. 💙

09/09/2025

🌟 “For me, recovery is about always trying to better myself — my physical health, my mental health, my spiritual health. That’s where I found real healing. That’s my story.”

Meet Cai Williams, one of our incredible Recovery Coaches at Eliot. Cai brings lived experience, strength, and hope to the people he supports every day.

We’re proud of the recovery community we’re building at Eliot — a place where compassion and encouragement fuel lasting change.

▶️ Hear Cai’s story in his own words.

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125 Hartwell Avenue
Lexington, MA
02421

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http://www.eliotchs.org/

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