Meridian’s Maternal Treatment Program (MTP) is an outpatient treatment program providing care and support for pregnant women and new mothers of children up to five years of age who are struggling with substance use disorder. The program’s services are designed to use “whole-person” health methods to prevent, educate, treat and provide community support for its patients. This helps change the lifestyles of mothers in crisis, which in turn improves the outcomes for children born into addiction.
By helping pregnant women and moms struggling with substance use disorder(s) develop a lifestyle free of substance(s), we help decrease Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). This helps improve the lives of newborns and their families.
What the Maternal Treatment Program Offers
- Substance use treatment
- Medical support to prevent withdrawal during pregnancy
- Prenatal care
- Postpartum care
- Individual and group therapy
- Child development and parenting education and resources
- Nutrition education
- Financial independence education
- Contraceptive counseling
- STD treatment and education
- Support for any women’s health concerns that may arise
- Earn points to purchase items from the Maternal Treatment Program baby store
How to Get Into the Program
Women accepted into the Maternal Treatment Program are pregnant women with substance use disorder or mothers with substance use disorder with children up to five years of age. Many women are referred by their obstetrician and services are coordinated throughout the pregnancy. Participation in the Maternal Treatment Program is voluntary unless otherwise ordered by a Court or Department of Child Services.
The Maternal Treatment Program is a unique specialized program that can be combined with other treatment plans and utilizes the efforts of many community partners and stakeholders who share the same belief—women and children experiencing substance use issues deserve an opportunity to create better and more productive lifestyles. These partners help wrap services around the mother, child and family for continued support.
For more information about the Maternal Treatment Program in Muncie, Anderson, New Castle, Richmond, or Lafayette or to take the first step in entering the program, please call 866-306-2647 and ask for the Maternal Treatment Program nearest you.
The NEST in Richmond
Meridian Health Services in collaboration with Reid Health, together offer The Nest, a Maternal Treatment Program in Richmond, IN. The NEST provides addiction recovery treatment to pregnant women and their children along with providing integrated medical and behavioral healthcare services. 
