About Merakey Mental Health Walk-In Clinic
The Mental Health Walk-In Clinic is Philadelphia’s first and only behavioral health urgent care for adults (18+) needing same-day mental health care that is not an emergency.
We can serve individuals regardless of insurance or ability to pay.
What to Expect When at the Clinic
Our care team addresses urgent concerns, makes follow-up appointments, and assists with additional resources. Our services do not replace the need for ongoing mental health care; rather, we aim to reduce avoidable visits to crisis centers and emergency rooms by helping people get the mental health care they need when they need it.
The Clinic’s Model
The program uses a “living room model” to provide:
- A calming, comfortable environment to promote a feeling of safety, support, and connection
- Compassionate staff with lived experience
- Timely response to mental health needs
The Clinic Provides Same-Day Support With:
- Depression/Anxiety/Stress/Grief
- De-escalation and stabilization
- Mood disturbances
- Medication issues
- Short-term prescriptions
- Care Coordination
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Peer support
- Short term case management
- Warm hand offs
- Substance Use Assessments and referrals (ASAM)
- Referrals to follow-up services and community resources
How do I know if this service is right for me or my loved one?
Our care team helps adults experiencing:
- Excessive worrying or fear
- Feeling excessively sad or low
- Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning
- Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria
- Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
- Avoiding friends and social activities
- Difficulties understanding or relating to other people
- Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy
- Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
- Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality)
- Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
- Traumatic experiences
- Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems
- Feelings of hopelessness or thinking life isn’t worth living
- Increase in mental health symptoms while waiting for a scheduled appointment with your regular mental health provider
Please note:
If looking for urgent care mental health services for children and youth ages 18 and under, visit DBHIDS.org. The clinic does not provide physical health urgent care services, medical assessments, or emergency crisis services. Individuals experiencing the symptoms below should seek immediate help at a Crisis Response Center or call 988.
- Thoughts of suicide or harming others
- Violent, erratic, or aggressive behavior
- Drug or substance withdrawal and detox
Location and Hours
- 3125 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19132
Conveniently located near Temple University Hospital and accessible by public transportation.
- Walk-in Hours:
Open Daily: 11am – 6pm (close 7pm)
Closed: New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Contact Us
For more info, please contact us:
- 267-219-8801
How do I know if this service is right for me or my loved one?
Our Walk-In clinic is an easy way to access mental health care for
the first time or re-connect with support. We will serve anyone
regardless of their insurance status. We’ve designed our space and
trained our staff to provide a warm, welcoming environment that feels
more like a living room than treatment center. Having the chance to talk
to someone about life’s challenges can help ease stress and develop a
plan to move forward.
Our care team helps adults experiencing:
- Emotional distress
- Life transitions
- Mental health and substance use symptoms
- Psychiatric medication issues
- Gaps in prescriptions or behavioral health services
Same Day Support With:
- Excessive worrying, fear, or feeling overwhelmed
- Feeling excessively sad, low, hopeless, or thinking life isn’t worth living
- Trauma or recent distressing events
- Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning
- Extreme mood changes, including euphoria
- Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
- Avoiding friends and social activities
- Changes in sleeping or eating habits, such as feeling tired or a change in appetite
- Delusions or hallucinations
- Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
- Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems
- Worsening mental health symptoms before a scheduled appointment
The Clinic’s Model
The program uses a “living room model” to provide:
- A calming, comfortable environment to promote a feeling of safety, support, and connection
- Compassionate staff with lived experience
- Timely response to mental health needs
