Meridian Member Story

Meridian Connects Member To Employment Opportunity And Resources

This Behavioral Health and employment collaboration story was due to a partnership with one of our external vendors, Supportive Employment. The member’s conditions included anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, and hypertension. Care collaborations included Medical, Behavioral Health, Vendor, and Community Connections.

The member was referred to the Care Management contracted vendor, Supportive Employment. They assist individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions in obtaining employment in the community. They also provide the support necessary to ensure success in the workplace. Once the member was connected to Supportive Employment, they were open to any work opportunity.

They assisted her with creating her resume and developing her objective. She then submitted the resume to CPS. In the interim, the member was offered a temporary position at the YMCA where she would operate as the host for the zoom classes while the youth in school waited for the main teacher to begin the curriculum.

Just a few short months after starting that job, they offered the member a full-time position working with the disabled youth during summer school. Supportive Employment continued searching to replace the temporary assignment with a permanent one, and the member obtained a position with another company in addition to securing a permanent one with CPS.

The relationship with our Care Coordinator allowed them to identify the member's need to obtain meaningful employment. This allowed them to maintain a quality of life that allowed them to provide for their son. According to the member, the Supportive Employment program kept her frame of mind in a positive state. She appreciated all of our efforts to support her during the process of gaining employment.