Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program receives HHS funding and has Federal PHS deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
Homelessness can be intertwined with multiple chronic psychosocial stressors, including lack of housing, poverty, lack of family support, major mental illness, trauma, and substance use disorders. All of these conditions contribute to our patients’ significant behavioral health needs, from psychiatric care to mental health counseling to substance use disorder treatment. These services are provided by our team of psychiatrists, clinical social workers, licensed mental health counselors, nurses and nurse practitioners, case managers, addiction specialists, and more, all of whom are dedicated to nonjudgmental, compassionate, high-quality care and harm reduction principles.
Featured Stories
“This is where my recovery journey began…I will be forever grateful.”
Hear the story of Tony, one of our patients who grapples with a substance use disorder and found respite and healing at BHCHP.
Featured Stories
Margaret’s Story
Here in Boston, the air can be bitter cold in late March, spring often eludes us until the early weeks of May. So, it was still brisk that day when our patient Margaret* left the...
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Maria and Alyssa: A mother’s story
In 2008, Maria was working 50 hours a week managing a small restaurant. She owned her own home. She even had her health. Then one morning when she was getting ready for work, her left...
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Fernando and Mark: Unlikely companions, essential friends
They were roommates at Barbara McInnis House, BHCHP’s 104-bed respite care facility for homeless adults with complex conditions like cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and diabetes. If Barbara McInnis House did not exist, these two men,...
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Motel Life is Difficult for Homeless Families
Living in a motel is not a vacation. Families are crammed into one room, with no kitchen, no place for children to play or do homework, and no privacy. Day in and day out. “Marguerite”...
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Now, more than ever, the individuals and families facing homelessness are counting on your support. Thank you for your generosity. Please click on the options on the left to learn more about the ways you can help our patients.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
