Services

Meridian Services' focus is to provide all individuals the service, courtesy and compassion that they deserve. We dedicate our human and financial resources to providing affordable, accessible, caring, confidential and quality treatment services throughout East Central Indiana.

Our services are designed to help those experiencing problems such as marriage and family conflict, anxiety and stress disorders, depression, anger control problems, child abuse or neglect, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, and many others. Counselors work with individuals, families, and couples to solve problems and find solutions. Medications may be prescribed by a psychiatrist or clinical nurse specialist to help relieve symptoms.

Individuals often find that a significant change occurs after a few Meridian Services appointments.

Prescription Medication Management is provided by our Medical Services department.
Our psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, or certified nurse specialists see clients for psychiatric evaluations or medication reviews in cooperation with other providers.

Therapy Groups

• Meridian Services offers psychiatric evaluations and medication reviews.
• Psychiatric appointments are held between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
• A referral from a PCP (Primary Care Physician) is not necessary, but is helpful when seeing a Provider in Medical Services.
• Patient Assistance Program is available. Patient must complete application and supply information to determine eligibility. There is a $5.00 application fee.
• Pharmacy refill hotline is available. 48 hours are required to complete all refills.
• Walk-in times available for patients who have missed appointment or are in a crisis situation concerning medications.
• 24-Hour emergency services available.
• All insurance is accepted. Co-payments are expected at the time of service.
• Coming soon- a full service pharmacy for Meridian Services patients.

Emergency Services

Meridian Services maintains a professionally staffed emergency system to provide assessment and intervention. The emergency service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Evaluations and interventions are coordinated with hospital emergency rooms, jails and the individual’s support systems. For emergency care, call 1-800-333-2647.

Crisis Assistance for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

A specialized and dedicated crisis assistance hotline is available when someone with developmental disabilities is experiencing a behavioral or psychiatric emergency and needs immediate intensive services. This hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For crisis assistance to aid an individual with developmental disabilities, call 1-866-920-3272.

Inpatient Treatment

Meridian Services provides acute inpatient psychiatry services at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, the flagship hospital of Cardinal Health System. A 16 bed adult unit and a new 20 bed geriatric unit are managed by Meridian Services.

The licensed and certified mental health professionals at Meridian Services provide therapeutic services to individuals and families with a wide variety of problems. Some of the issues that bring people to Meridian Services include:

• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• Anger control
• Anxiety and stress disorders
• Depression
• Domestic violence
• Grief
• Marital issues
• Phobias
• Problems with children’s behavior
• Relationship problems

Counseling may include individual, family, couples or group counseling as determined by clients and their clinicians to achieve mutually established goals.

Skill Building

For those individuals who suffer from acute symptoms of mental illness, Meridian Services’ Skill Building program provides therapeutically supportive services. The Skill Building program addresses six areas:

• Self-management of symptoms and medications
• Social interpersonal skills
• Information processing/thinking skills
• Independent living skills (includes budgeting, shopping, housing)
• Pre-employment/vocational skills
• Goal setting, monitoring, and implementation of goals

Community Support Services

For those individuals who suffer from acute symptoms of mental illness, Meridian Services’ Community Support program can provide six areas of support:

• Identifying and working toward reducing symptoms
• Functioning and living more productively in the community
• Developing skills to manage illness
• Achieving the level of independence that is possible given the severity of the mental illness
• Identifying ways to become medically compliant
• Developing and improving cognitive and social skills