Merakey Parkside Recovery – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5000 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
Addiction Resource Score
Scoring is assigned by a proprietary system which helps surface key metrics that determine quality. The 10-point scale factors in categories such as operations, customer satisfaction, and trust metrics.
We understand that choosing an addiction treatment center can be overwhelming, especially with so many options, promises, and marketing messages. That's why we've developed a clear, standardized rating system designed to cut through the noise and highlight what truly matters: safety, quality of care, and transparency. Our goal is to give individuals and families the information they need to make confident, informed decisions during a critical time.
In this guide, we explain exactly how we rate treatment centers—from accreditation and staff credentials to therapy options, facility environment, and family involvement. You'll see how we assign scores, award badges, and update listings to ensure accuracy and fairness. Most importantly, our system focuses on elevating centers that prioritize ethical, evidence-based care, not just those with the best marketing. This way, you can trust that the ratings you see reflect meaningful standards that help you find the right fit for lasting recovery.
8.5
Out of 10
Merakey Parkside Recovery maintains numerous facilities, including a comprehensive facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Addiction recovery services, adult behavioral health services, autism services, intellectual and developmental disabilities services, children and family services, veteran services, aging services, and foster care services are among the multitude of services that this facility provides to accommodate the diverse needs of the community.
Merakey Parkside Recovery offers a variety of specialized programs in the field of addiction recovery. Among these are Pharmacotherapy Programs, which are also referred to as Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), an Outpatient Program, and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). The Intensive Outpatient Program is intended to provide a more advanced level of care, including three hours of group therapy and individual therapy, and to offer structured support to individuals in recovery. These programs are designed to help individuals effectively manage their addiction, with an emphasis on patient-centered, comprehensive care.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Employment counseling or training
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Complete medical history/physical exam
Treatment Modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- Council on Accreditation (COA)
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- State department of health
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
- Child care for client’s children
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
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