clients housed

people served at our Urgent Care Clinic

people served by our street outreach team

What We Do  Urgent Care Clinic

Our Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) at the DC Superior Court serves individuals in the criminal justice system who are in need of immediate mental health and/or substance abuse services. Individuals served by UCC can be referred by a judge, pretrial officer, probation officer or an attorney. This partnership between Pathways to Housing DC, the DC Department of Behavioral Health, DC Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration and DC Superior Court  allows for immediate access to support services and establishes linkages to long-term providers to ensure effective treatment alternatives, prevent repeat offenders, and ultimately, help our clients recover. UCC is one of the first of its kind in the country to provide immediate substance abuse and short-term mental health treatment services to arrestees (many of whom are homeless).

Pathways Brought Me Home

Mary, a Pathways client, was born in DC and dealt with sexual abuse from an uncle throughout her childhood and domestic violence from partners in her 20's. She used alcohol and marijuana to numb the pain of a lifetime of abuse and trauma. Mary was introduced to Pathways DC through a domestic violence shelter, and Pathways staff diagnosed Mary with HIV and bipolar disorder. The vulnerability of her situation allowed Mary’s team to quickly secure a housing voucher and within weeks they helped move Mary into her very own apartment. Mary told us, “I can honestly say that it was not until I received my keys that I felt true happiness. I would not have succeeded without the help of my “guiders,” (Mary’s term for her team at Pathways DC) because they always kept me on the right path and never gave up on me.” Today, with the help of her Pathways team, she has stability and is on the journey to recovery. 

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