We are very honored and excited to be able to provide such crucial resources for our community.
Learn more about our upcoming role in the crisis center here: https://www.meridianhs.org/2024/05/meridian-health-services-to-provide-staff-and-programming-for-muncie-crisis-center/

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Meridian Health Services is rooted in mental health care. Founded as Comprehensive Mental Health Services of Northeast Indiana in 1976, we started with outpatient services in Muncie, Portland and New Castle and offered inpatient care at the then Ball Memorial Hospital. Dr. Suzanne Gresham became executive director in 1978. In 1992, we created a division of mental health and renewed our emphasis shifting from institutional care to community-based care. Now in our fifth decade, Meridian Health Services continues to be a leader in this field.

Today, mental health care is part of a continuum of care at Meridian. The best medicine gives patients what they need, when they need it and where they need it. We call it whole person health – focusing on the body, mind and spirit. We believe our work to elevate and call attention to the crisis of mental health is helping to address gaps in care. Meridian started with an emphasis on mental health and this is a good month to remember that.

In Muncie, the Suzanne Gresham Center offers a wide array of programs and collaborates with other community entities to assist families and children facing issues such as abuse, neglect, substance use, behavioral issues and social challenges. These services also assist children with emotional or psychological needs and foster care placement.

Meridian Health Services provides complete treatment services for East Central Indiana’s children and their families. The Suzanne Gresham Center programs include family-centered services, intensive family preservation and reunification services, and school-based services.

Meridian works closely with other entities in the community including schools, physicians, the juvenile justice system and state agencies. Services range from outpatient individual, family and group therapy to home-based services which are geared to keeping at-risk families together or reunifying them. In addition, Meridian has a System of Care Program that coordinates both natural and agency supports in the community for families so that their children are able to stay at home and thrive.

Integrated programs for families and children in other Meridian locations also include:
• Meridian Health Pediatrics
• MeridianMD (primary family medical care)
• Meridian Dental
• Family-Centered Services (Home, community and school-based services)
• Counseling
• Psychiatric Services
• Intensive Wraparound Services
• Emergency Services
• FosterHope

Meridian Suzanne Gresham Center
Supportive Care for Children & Families
3620 W. White River Blvd.
Muncie, IN

To schedule your appointment today call 866-306-2647 or visit https://www.meridianhs.org/social/child-advocacy-center/.