Merakey Wissahickon Avenue

Advancing recovery, dignity, and greater independence, Merakey Wissahickon Avenue is a behavioral health and developmental services center for adults with mental health conditions and people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. They address psychiatric symptoms, emotional distress, behavioral needs, communication challenges, and barriers to daily independence through coordinated behavioral health and developmental services.

Connect Care with Independence

They provide therapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, case coordination, behavior planning, employment support, community habilitation, and life-skills development. For adults with dual diagnoses, they also coordinate mental and physical healthcare, housing support, crisis assistance, personal safety, and community participation. By connecting these needs, they help people build emotional stability, practical skills, and greater independence in daily life.

Build Progress in Community

Located along Wissahickon Avenue, this center is part of Merakey, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people, families, and communities. Merakey began in Philadelphia in 1969 as The Northwest Center, later became NHS Human Services, and has grown into a multi-state provider serving 12 states across behavioral health, autism, addiction recovery, intellectual and developmental disability, education, foster care, aging, and veteran services. At this location, they carry that mission forward through person-centered care that supports recovery, self-direction, confidence, and meaningful community participation.