Meridian Behavioral Health – Cedar Ridge

11400 Julianne Avenue North
Stillwater, MN 55082

The facilities at Meridian Behavioral Health - Cedar Ridge Men's Residential in Stillwater, MN 1

About Meridian Behavioral Health – Cedar Ridge

Meridian Behavioral Health ā€“ Cedar Ridge Menā€™s Residential is an inpatient addiction treatment facility in a rustic wooded area of Stillwater, Minnesota. This is a four to six week residential program for men with substance use disorders. This program also addresses co-occuring mental health issues.

Treatment programming includes 30 hours per week of sessions using evidence-based therapy techniques and healing modalities. Sessions include a combination of individual, group, and family therapy, psychoeducation sessions, peer support meetings, social activities, healthy meals, and aftercare support.

Men who participate in this program form a brotherhood with other residents, attend community-based recovery meetings, foster healthy living skills, and attend other off-site sober activities.

Meridian Behavioral Health can help you with insurance verification to see if your services will be covered.

Latest Reviews

Xoua Yang
3 months ago on Google
4
if it wasn't for this program and the staff I wouldn't have made it this far in my life and my sobriety. thank you
process
8 months ago on Google
5
These people are the only ones to ever support me in sobriety and be there for me in my entire life. If the concrete jungle had support everywhere like you guys give this country would be a way better place.
Jordan Hartman
8 months ago on Google
1
I had a terrible experience at ceder ridge where do I start for one they made me miss court 3 times witch lead to me getting 3 warrants. They continued to promise to call the courts and make it right and they never did my po asked for discharge summery never came thetreatment director jen is highly incompetent and a lier. Other and that's not it lol staff took my Samsung smart watch worth 400 and what do you know they can't find my watch that was in staffs position promised to pay for it and have been ignoring my calls and messages for weeks now

Location

Accepted Insurance

Meridian Behavioral Health – Cedar Ridge works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Medica
Bind PO
Hennepin Health
Healthscope
Oxford Health Plans
PreferredOne
PrimeWest Health
Trustmark
UCare

Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

medically-assisted-detox iconMedically Assisted Detox
Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.
inpatient iconInpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
12-step icon12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug addiction is defined as an inability to stop using drugs even though it causes negative consequences in your life. Drug rehab in Minnesota provides treatment for drug addiction in a variety of settings including inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS programs support disease prevention and management in high-risk individuals in recovery. Individuals who engage in intravenous drug use and other addictive behaviors are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV. Rehab centers that specialize in treating this population typically have a high number of nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists on staff who can make sure both their medical and mental health needs are met.
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Program For Men
Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy meant to be short-term and comprehensive. It was intended to help clients become more self-sufficent and move forward without the need for expensive, ongoing therapy. It includes an emotional self-help method called ā€œrational self-counseling,ā€ the purpose of which is to give clients all the skills needed to handle future emotional issues by themselves, or with significantly less professional help.

Amenities

  • wilderness iconWilderness Setting
  • private iconPrivate Setting

Accreditations

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Minnesota

Contact Information

Phone icon (651) 426-3300
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11400 Julianne Avenue North
Stillwater, MN 55082

Fact checked and written by:
Kelly Junco, CPC, CPRC, BA, BS
Edited by:
Anna Spooner

Reviews of Meridian Behavioral Health – Cedar Ridge

3.66/5 (34 reviews)
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Terrible Place

Incompetent Director and Program. Do not send your loved one there. They seem more concerned with making money than helping people. Very sad to see. There are many other treatment facilities out there that you should send your loved one too before this place !

Jean N.
Reviewed on 1/23/2024
5

I was there for a while, the place is amazing, the staff is helpful, the program saved my life.

Reviewed on 2/26/2019
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3.7 (32 reviews)
Xoua Yang
3 months ago
4

if it wasn't for this program and the staff I wouldn't have made it this far in my life and my sobriety. thank you

process
8 months ago
5

These people are the only ones to ever support me in sobriety and be there for me in my entire life. If the concrete jungle had support everywhere like you guys give this country would be a way better place.

Jordan Hartman
8 months ago
1

I had a terrible experience at ceder ridge where do I start for one they made me miss court 3 times witch lead to me getting 3 warrants. They continued to promise to call the courts and make it right and they never did my po asked for discharge summery never came thetreatment director jen is highly incompetent and a lier. Other and that's not it lol staff took my Samsung smart watch worth 400 and what do you know they can't find my watch that was in staffs position promised to pay for it and have been ignoring my calls and messages for weeks now

Brad Nelson
9 months ago
5

CEDAR RIDGE is an essential reason in my return to recovery. Staff; welcoming, skilled, and confident; crucially needed in spite of the COVID pandemic during my brief time there. Unfortunately afflicted with an onset of sudden mental health symptoms, unidentified at the time; they're compassion for humanitiy, spiritual development, and supportive guidance in all areas of human bankruptcy was simply, uncompromising.Thank you for your help.Brad Nelson

Asdf Asdfg
10 months ago
5

If you re in need of a hard reset to get sober, this place is as good as any. You have to want it, though. Bring only what you need and what you can fit in a locker as far as snacks go and valuables. Ask for a locker and a lock immediately as both dorms have lockers. Get a deck of cards, get to the tv rooms early during free time, and make sure you eat your meals to keep your strength up. Be honest in regards to how you feel so you can get on the right meds. Take your meds consistently.

max Heibel
1 year ago
1

They will not address any medical concern's here and have refused to take me to a hospital, staff and counselor's are rude disrespectful and just lazy they do not give out meds on time and will not answer questions about treatmentI will be contacting lawyer's for not having adequate medical care which has caused me a lifetime of serious complications

Parker Wald
1 year ago
1

I ve been to 3 different treatments and 2 halfway houses. I ve been to jail 9 times. This was the WORST treatment I ve ever been to, and I ve been to Douglas Place which has a terrible reputation. Not only did this place have rude staff but my councilor was a rude b****. When I graduated she even told me that I barely graduated this program and began chewing me out. This was on my graduation day mind you nothing stood out to me about Cedar Ridge and I used right after I left because of the negative mindset that councilor left on me. I had a better time in Jail playing cards all day with some good people. Screw this place. I hope since 2019 they have gotten better but I wouldn t bank on it

blueeye boobear
1 year ago
1

Do not consider this facility for you or your loved ones. This facility should be shut down. Local on site management is extraordinarily incompetent. They have had a recent death of a patient due to complete incompetence and disregard for the well being of patients.

Sylvia
1 year ago
1

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR LOVED ONE TO THIS FACILITY!! THE STAFF IS RUDE & IGNORANT!!!! THEY PUT MY SON OUT IN THE COLD & REFUSED TO TALK TO ME AFTER I TOLD THEM I HAVE S RELEASE OF INFORMATION ON FILE! THIS FACILITY NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN ASAP!

JJ Brennan
1 year ago
5

James Stokke
2 years ago
4

Was a great experience over all. The dorms were somewhat dated and the staff was amazing but overworked even the director was working doubles as support staff at night. Food was great. Thank you Luz! But like anyplace Its all about your attitude and if you have a desperate desire to stay sober!

Gabrielle Chose
2 years ago
1

Worst place ever. Wish I could give it a negative 5. They don t care for nobody. My dad had to leave due to how badly the environment is. Y all need to be HONEST. That s the first step, HONESTY. People were STEALING from him and nobody did nothing. A staff member came out and didn t even do nothing when I told her about it but just STOOD THERE when I asked her a question due to the problem to try to resolve it. This really disgusts me how they don t resolve nothing, they re lazy and just ignore the fact and the people that reach out for help. DO BETTER, OR GET SHUT DOWN.

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