What UCF Restores Clinic does

UCF RESTORES (University of Central Florida RESTORES) is a university-affiliated clinical and research center operating within the University of Central Florida's College of Sciences Department of Psychology, founded in 2011 and headquartered at the UCF Psychology Building in Orlando, Florida. The organization delivers evidence-based trauma treatment and mental health training, with a primary clinical focus on first responders (firefighters, law enforcement, EMTs), veterans, and active-duty military personnel, and a secondary focus on civilians impacted by mass violence and natural disasters, as well as clinicians and peer supporters seeking specialized training.

The core clinical offering is the Trauma Management Therapy (TMT) Intensive Outpatient Program, supplemented by a Single-Session Consultation Program and a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy tool developed through clinical trials that reported 100% PTSD remission in a limited-subject first responder cohort with no relapse at six months. Adjacent training products include the REACT peer support program, TMT clinician certification, Mental Health Awareness training, ASIST suicide intervention skills training, and the Struggle Well® resilience curriculum. The organization also operates the UCF RESTORES 2nd Alarm Project as a firefighter-focused sub-brand.

Revenue mechanics combine direct clinical services, paid training programs, federal and state grants (including a $3,000,000 U.S. Department of Defense award in 2018), and donations routed through the UCF Foundation. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct clinical referrals, agency partnerships with first responder organizations (notably Orlando Fire Department and Orlando Police Department), and a statewide collaboration with the Florida Firefighters Safety & Health Collaborative. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a per-patient or per-training basis, constraining revenue visibility.

Name

UCF Restores Clinic

Legal name

UCF RESTORES (University of Central Florida Research Center for Trauma, Resilience, and Excellence Under Stress)

Website

https://ucfrestores.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Florida

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Treatment Services: Provides direct clinical trauma treatment services to patients including veterans, first responders, active-duty military, and civilians. Services include Intensive Outpatient Programs and VR exposure therapy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UCF RESTORES provides evidence-based clinical trauma treatment and mental health training services to first responders, veterans, active-duty military personnel, and civilians impacted by mass violence and natural disasters. Its core clinical services include the Trauma Management Therapy (TMT) Intensive Outpatient Program, Single-Session Consultations, and a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy tool. It also operates a portfolio of training programs for clinicians and peer supporters, including the REACT peer support training and TMT clinician certification.

Product overview

UCF RESTORES operates as a unified clinical and training platform offering evidence-based trauma treatment and mental health services. The core treatment offerings include Trauma Management Therapy (TMT) delivered through Intensive Outpatient Programs and Single-Session Consultations, supplemented by an innovative Virtual Reality Treatment tool. Beyond direct clinical care, the organization provides a comprehensive suite of training programs including REACT (peer support training), TMT clinician training, Mental Health Awareness, ASIST, and Struggle Well® training. Additional support services include a First Responder Resource Library, Rapid Response team, and Stress Management programs. The platform has treated 600+ veterans and 1,300+ first responders, and trained 3,000+ first responders across 250+ agencies in peer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UCF RESTORES 2nd Alarm Project: A specific project focused on firefighter mental wellness and support.

Products and services

• Trauma Management Therapy (TMT)

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% of first responder IOP participants no longer meet PTSD diagnostic criteria after 21 days of treatment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Florida Firefighters Safety & Health CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide peer team coordinator Jeff Orrange from Orlando Fire Dept. serves as Statewide Peer Team Coordinator for the Florida Firefighters Safety & Health Collaborative, which partners with UCF RESTORES for firefighter mental health services and peer support programs.
• Orlando Firefighters Peer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCF RESTORES provides trauma treatment services and peer support training in collaboration with Orlando Firefighters Peer Support. Multiple testimonials cite the peer support group as an entry point to UCF RESTORES services.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cohen Veterans Network: A national network of outpatient mental health clinics providing free, evidence-based care to post-9/11 veterans and their families. Directly comparable to UCF RESTORES as a specialty outpatient PTSD/trauma clinic serving veteran and military populations with treatment outcomes data and clinician training.
• Home Base (Massachusetts General Hospital): A Red Sox Foundation and Mass General program delivering clinical care, counseling, and intensive treatment for veterans and first responders with PTSD and TBI. Closely comparable clinical model — intensive outpatient treatment, peer support, and clinician training — for the same first responder and veteran population.
• Boulder Crest Foundation: Operates retreat-based and outpatient PTSD treatment programs specifically for combat veterans and first responders. Comparable as a peer in veteran/first responder trauma care with measured outcomes and a complementary delivery model.
• Headstrong Project: A nonprofit that provides free, confidential mental health treatment to post-9/11 veterans via a national network of clinicians. Directly comparable as a veteran-focused PTSD treatment provider with evidence-based protocols and a training/referral model.
• Give an Hour: A national nonprofit that connects military members, veterans, and first responders with free mental health services from a network of volunteer providers. Comparable as a peer support and clinical referral intermediary serving the same target population.
• Save A Warrior: A nonprofit offering intensive, short-duration PTSD treatment programs for military veterans and first responders. Closely comparable intensive outpatient model focused on rapid PTSD remission in the same population UCF RESTORES serves.

Broad incumbents

• Wounded Warrior Project: A large national nonprofit offering a broad portfolio of programs — mental health, physical rehabilitation, career counseling — to injured veterans. Comparable as an incumbent funder and program operator in the veteran mental health space, though much broader than UCF RESTORES' trauma-treatment specialization.

Emerging players

• 22Zero: A nonprofit focused on first responder suicide prevention and peer support, offering training and resources to fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies. Comparable as a peer training and awareness organization addressing the same first responder mental health mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UCFRESTORES
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucfrestores
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucf_restores

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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