Gilchrist

Meridian Behavorial Healthcare - Financial Assistance

This MBH location has an ACCESS Florida computer for clients' use. You may use this computer to apply for State benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid. Please call for more information.

Financial Assistance Programs Include:

  • Food Stamps (SNAP)
  • Healthy Kids – Behavioral Specialty Care Network
  • Indigent Drug Program (IDP)
  • Medicaid
  • Patient Assistance Program (PAP)
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare - Financial Assistance (Dixie & Gilchrist)

MBH strives to make treatment as affordable as possible. Treatment costs vary depending on the services that are needed. They accept insurance and set fees based on a sliding scale. Also, certain MBH locations now have self-service ACCESS FLORIDA computer kiosks in the waiting rooms. You may use one of these computers to apply for Medicaid, SNAP (Food Stamps) and other State benefits. Please call for more information.

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.

This agency strives to promote recovery and offer solutions to those facing mental illness. They also treat addiction and other challenges. The Access Center is staffed 24/7.

Services include:

  • Children/Youth Services
  • Corporate/Professional Development
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Financial Assistance Programs
  • Forensic
  • Inpatient
  • Mental Illness
  • Outreach & Intervention
  • Related Services
  • Residential / Housing
  • Residential Treatment
  • Substance Abuse / Addiction
  • Workplace Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Access Center: 352.374.5600, Ext. 3

Patient Support Programs - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society North Florida

This chapter offers a wide range of free educational and support programs for patients. There are online support groups and online chats. There is peer-to-peer counseling with someone who has also been a patient. There is a limited amount of financial aid. Please see the website for more information.

Information & Resource Center: 1.800.955.4572

Patient Support Includes:

  • Disease information
  • Educational materials
  • Family support groups
  • Financial aid
  • Information & referral
  • Patient-to-patient support
  • School re-entry assistance for children

RMHC of North Central Florida - Gainesville Ronald McDonald House

Ronald McDonald House provides a “home away from home” for families of hospitalized children. They can stay close to the hospital at little or no cost. Parents can focus on their child's health and keep in close touch with the child's medical team. The family can enjoy home-cooked meals and private bedrooms. There is a playroom for children. There may be a small per diem fee for a family's stay, but no one is ever turned away because of inability to pay. Please see the website for more information.

Ronald McDonald House

This charity provides a number of services for families of hospitalized children. Ronald McDonald House provides a "home away from home" for families. They can stay near their child's hospital at little or no cost. Some hospitals have a Family Room near the Pediatric unit where the family can take a break from the hospital setting. RMHC Care Mobiles travel the globe giving medical care to children in remote areas. RMHC Grants give direct aid to health care agencies around the world. High school seniors can apply for an RMHC scholarship for college. Please see the website for more information.

Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville

This 24-hour poison hotline serves the northern and eastern coastal counties of Florida. It also serves the U.S. Virgin Islands. Phones are manned by professional healthcare staff. The website has useful information such a first aid, videos and information. Please see the website for more information.

Toll Free 24-Hour Hotline: 1.800.222.1222

Find Information About:

  • Brochures
  • Dangers to children and teens
  • Dangers to pets
  • Dangers to seniors
  • First aid
  • Pesticides
  • Poison information
  • Videos
  • When to call