Meridian opens transitional housing facility

16-bed facility offers opportunities for rehab, education, support.

Joy Riddle, a senior vice president at Meridian, shares a laugh with Joey O’Hern, the executive director of the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, while showing him one of the residential rooms in the 16-bed facility. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Joy Riddle, a senior vice president at Meridian, shares a laugh with Joey O’Hern, the executive director of the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, while showing him one of the residential rooms in the 16-bed facility. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is hoping to provide a new transition option for adults with mental health and substance abuse problems to reintegrate themselves into society.

On Thursday afternoon Meri…