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WUFT By Walter Harwood December 2, 2020 Health and Science The COVID-19 pandemic upended mental health and substance abuse treatment programs across the country. In Gainesville, a new report from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare details how treatment via telehealth massively increased in popularity during the first half of 2020. Meridian provides services to North Central Florida …

by Landon Harrar, CBS4 Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 Click here to view the original on air broadcast Meridian Behavioral services have had to change with the times like so many others in 2020. Here’s what they’ve done to keep serving North Central Florida clients and how it’s actually helped them serve more than before. In …

November 18, 2020 Mike Wright, Staff Writer: Citurs County Chronicle Proposed Baker Act Facility gets OK, but animal shelter gets cold shoulder Good news for backers of a Baker Act facility in Citrus County.Not so good news for backers of a new animal shelter.County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously backed a conceptual plan to provide up …

June 25, 2020 LifeStream is one of 14 counties in Florida to receive new funding from the Florida Health Department in the fight against all-drug overdose and opioid abuse. LifeStream is using this funding to increase their marketing and media platform in the battle against opioid and drug use highlighting their 24hr Community Substance Abuse …

Gainesville, Fla. — As part of Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc.’s long-term strategy to establish Co-Responder programs throughout the communities served by Meridian, a Co-Responder team has been launched this month in partnership with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO). Meridian’s first team was launched in April of 2018 in partnership with the City of Gainesville …