The Fastest-Growing Behavioral Health Providers’ Secret Sauce

The behavioral health industry has produced some of the nation’s fastest-growing companies despite the macroeconomic headwinds. In mid-August, 36 behavioral health companies appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. These companies, in no small part, developed strategies to overcome industry challenges. On top of that, executives whose companies were […]

The 4 Trends Driving Behavioral Health Facility Design

Architects work closely with behavioral health providers to meet the unique needs of their patient population, whether that’s giving a patient confined to an inpatient setting the ability to access outdoor space or including a daycare at a substance use disorder (SUD) facility. “A lot of trauma-informed design principles come into play,” Stephen Parker, a […]

Kyros Raises $10.5M for Digital Substance Use Disorder Treatment Marketplace

Digital substance use disorder platform Kyros has raised another $10.5 million in funding, public records reveal. This new infusion of capital brings the company’s total raise to roughly $17.3 million. Founded in 2021, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based startup provides a marketplace to help patients with SUD find a network of treatment providers. The company also works […]

Art of the Behavioral Health Deal: Critical Considerations for Operators Looking to Sell

Behavioral health operators looking to cash in on their businesses must understand both sides of the M&A equation. That partly means figuring out how much their company will be worth moving forward and what goes into the valuation-setting process. It also means understanding the micro- and macro-level forces shaping the industry in the present. Generally, […]

MBF Healthcare Partners-Backed ABA Connect Expands Into Colorado Via M&A

Austin, Texas-based ABA Connect has acquired Colorado Springs, Colorado-based autism provider Bright Behavior LLC. The deal marks ABA Connect’s first operation outside of Texas. Now, the company operates 11 clinics. The Coral Gables, Florida-based private equity firm MBF Healthcare Partners acquired ABA Connect in November 2022. ABA Connect was founded in 2013.   “Not only does […]

Thurston-Backed ARC Health Picks Up Pediatric-Focused Dayspring Behavioral Health

Thurston Group-backed behavioral health provider ARC Health has acquired Dayspring Behavioral Health. This new purchase is part of ARC Health’s larger, ambitious M&A strategy. Since the company’s inception in 2021, it has closed more than a dozen acquisitions. Dayspring Behavioral Health brings four locations in the Seattle Metro area to the table. The practice, which […]

Here Are 2023’s Fastest-Growing Behavioral Health Companies

Mental health care and autism services providers made up the bulk of an expanded number of behavioral health companies on the latest Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies. Twenty-two of the 36 behavioral health companies identified on the list this year were either telehealth companies or were founded as outpatient mental health practices. The […]

Health Connect America Continues M&A Spree; State Buys Ex-Acadia Healthcare Facility

PE-backed Health Connect America acquires Specialized Youth Services of Virginia Health Connect America Inc., a Palladium Equity Partners-backed platform, continues its behavioral health M&A expansion efforts with its sixth add-on investment since August 2021. At that time, New York City-based Palladium acquired Franklin, Tennessee-based Health Connect America from Harren Equity Partners. Its latest target, Petersburg-based […]

SUD Provider Praesum Healthcare Services Sets Sights on PE Partner After Completing Its First Acquisition

Substance use disorder (SUD) provider Praesum Healthcare Services announced its first acquisition, but it hinted that this is only the beginning for the company. Until this point, Praesum has focused its expansion efforts almost exclusively on de novo growth. But its entry into the M&A field signals a change in strategy from the Lake Worth […]

Big Health Acquires Limbix; CCBHC Joins With For-Profit Multispecialty Clinic

 DTX Big Health expands into youth mental health with Limbix acquisition San Francisco-based Big Health acquired Limbix. Both companies develop and provide digital therapeutics for behavioral health and other health conditions. Digital therapeutics are software patients use for some sort of benefit to their health and are typically proven to be safe and effective through […]