May 16, 2025
Street Medicine and More
Pitt alumna Julia Lam founded the nonprofit Outreach Therapy to take occupational therapy services exactly where they are needed.
Designs on Aging-Ready
By Strategic Communications
Julia Lam, former Street Medicine at Pitt president, founded the nonprofit Outreach Therapy, shortly after graduating with her doctorate in occupational therapy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The program goes outdoors, to shelters and to residences, to provide occupational therapy to people experiencing homelessness and transitioning out of being unhoused.
“Our model of care expands upon existing models of homeless health care to focus on skills and resources to bridge the gap from survival of homelessness to thriving in a permanent transition into housing,” Lam says.