Like most behavioral health providers, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers expected 2020 to pan out differently. The coronavirus threw a wrench in many of the Indianapolis-based company’s plans, forcing it to scale back its growth goals and temporarily close all of its locations. On a more positive, equally unexpected note, 2020 also prompted Hopebridge to roll […]
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Caron Treatment Centers is doubling down on its differentiators: its specialty treatment programs and ever-growing medical expertise. Headquartered in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, Caron is a not-for-profit substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider with more than 60 years of experience under its belt. It offers a variety of services in Pennsylvania, Florida, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and […]
Mental health and mindfulness apps have boomed amid the pandemic, and Santa Monica, California-based Headspace is no exception. In June, the digital mindfulness and meditation company pulled in another $47.7 million in Series C funding. That’s on top of the $53 million it touted back in February, pushing its total Series C equity funding raised […]
The last five months have been hard for behavioral health providers to weather, with many being forced to cut back services as a result of COVID-19-related financial strain. Some are even facing the risk of closure. Then there’s Pinnacle Treatment Centers, which has actually been expanding. Pinnacle is one of the largest substance use disorder […]
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on many behavioral health providers’ business models — but not Ginger’s. In fact, the COVID-19 emergency has helped validate the San Francisco-based health and wellness startup’s strategy and accelerate its goals. Ginger is a virtual behavioral health care system that partners with employers, health plans and strategic partners to deliver […]
Symetria Health may not be of the size of American Addiction Centers (OTC: AAC), Recovery Centers of America or other industry giants in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment space. But if you ask CEO Chris Hassan, the Naperville, Illinois-based company is well on its way. Founded in 2006, Symetria Health is the parent company […]
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers, which is already one of the country’s largest autism treatment providers, is expanding its footprint even more in 2020. Indianapolis-based Hopebridge is a completely center-based provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA), diagnostics, occupational therapy and speech therapy. It serves children as young as 18 months and as old as 12 but […]
Behavioral health deals could represent a large opportunity for Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) in the future, according to CEO Rick Matros. Irvine, California-based Sabra is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with a portfolio of 429 properties across the United States and Canada. It has historically specialized in senior housing, skilled nursing and […]
Last year was a busy one for transactions in the addiction treatment services market, with few in the industry as active as Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH), a portfolio company of Webster Equity Partners. Based in Los Alamitos, California, DBH is led by CEO John Peloquin, who helped strengthen the company’s already firm market foothold in […]
CEO Andrew McWilliams took the helm of AAC Holdings (OTC: AACH) at a time when many people would have jumped ship. In fact, last year, several company leaders did just that, with exits from president and COO Michael Nanko and four board members. The parent company of American Addiction Centers also suffered its share of […]


