Merakey Childrens Services

Merakey Childrens Services transitioned its behavioral health rehabilitation Services (bhrs) to intensive behavioral health Services (ibhs), which provided mental health Services for over 500 children and their families. The Childrens Services outpatient program provides mental health Services to at-risk children throughout philadelphia in fy2023. The program began a residency partnership with temple university in order to provide experience to future child psychiatrists and ensure that the children served receive state-of-the-art care. The program serves as a community hub, finding partners to provide and distribute coats to families. This involvement in the community led to the development of an engagement center, which streamlines the connection of children needing Services with experienced providers.children's blended case management is a multi-dimensional service that is intended to support families in all aspects of their lives. Our dedicated staff assisted the families with navigating the education system as well as the mental and physical health systems. During the pandemic, the team provided mulitple families with safety care packages (including masks, personal care items, and cleaning supplies) to support the safety and health of the community.merakey children'Childrens's Services also worked to support children and strengthen families through its ongoing foster care program and the establishment of a supervised therapeutic visitation program.