Merakey Philadelphia (NHS)

The residential programs of Merakey Philadelphia's adult behavioral health division provide an essential part of the continuum of care for adults with severe and persistent mental illness. The services covering over 150 beds include long term structured residences (ltsr) and community residential rehabilitation (crr) programs. Referrals are managed by the Philadelphia office of behavioral health. Merakey Philadelphia operates two community integrated recovery centers (circs). Together the programs serve over 200 men and women with severe and persistent mental illness. The programs are noted for utilizing creative arts therapies in order to facilitate the consumers' recovery. Music, visual and manual arts are offered to consumers. Merakey Philadelphia operates outpatient mental health clinics that serve adults and children. Together the clinics have a case load of nearly 4,000 individuals. These clinics have begun organizaing themselves to provide directed, evidence-based treatment to allow for the achievement of improved outcomes through shorter episodes.merakey Philadelphia's community-based programs consolidated activities to allow for greater collaboration between traditional case management, mobile psychiatric rehabilitation, and peer support services. The programs adapted to the hybrid provision of services to ensure that individuals continued to receive needed services remote modalities and face-to-face encounters met the individuals at the time and place best suited to their needs.schools operated by Merakey Philadelphia saw relationships with stakeholders strengthened by the trials of educating and supporting youth through the pandemic. Schools were able to consolidate space and develop virtual education plans to meet the continuing needs of students.