Pediatric Anxiety Research Center

What Pediatric Anxiety Research Center does

Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) is a non-profit academic research and clinical program founded in 1999 and located at Bradley Hospital in East Providence, Rhode Island, affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and operating within the Brown University Health system. The program specializes exclusively in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders, serving youth ages 5–18 and their families through an integrated model combining outpatient therapy, an Intensive Program for severe cases, and multiple federally funded research studies. Core technology centers on exposure-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with emphasis on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as first-line treatment, supplemented in the NExT study by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) — a first-ever trial combining TMS with ERP for youth OCD. Research infrastructure also includes the IMPACT-RI study comparing in-person, telehealth, and hybrid exposure therapy delivery models across Rhode Island community health centers, and the ACE study, which uses Natural Language Processing to automatically code the quality of exposure therapy from session recordings.

PARC generates revenue through three streams: insurance-billed clinical services (outpatient and intensive therapy under most major plans including public insurance), federally funded research grants (including a 2024 $11 million Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute award for IMPACT-RI), and fee-for-service training programs for therapists learning exposure-based CBT. The go-to-market motion relies on healthcare provider referrals — pediatricians, school counselors, and community mental health providers — supplemented by community health center partnerships that enable direct study enrollment, with marketing reach extended through Instagram and Twitter organic channels. The customer base spans three segments: youth with anxiety/OCD and their families (primary clinical consumers), federally funded research participants (no-cost), and licensed mental health clinicians seeking training and consultation in exposure-based CBT, with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island serving as a strategic training partner.

The center operates exclusively in Rhode Island, leveraging institutional affiliations with Bradley Hospital and the Brown University medical school, alongside community partnerships with Thrive Behavioral Health, Family Service of Rhode Island, Coastal Medical, and Black Stone, plus a research collaboration with Butler Hospital's Neuromodulation Clinic and Brown University's MRI facility for the NExT study. Additional research programs include the BRAVE University asynchronous therapist training platform. As of 2024, PARC employs 11–50 staff and remains actively enrolling across its research portfolio.

Name

Pediatric Anxiety Research Center

Legal name

Pediatric Anxiety Research Center

Website

https://parcanxiety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PARC is a non-profit academic research and clinical program at Bradley Hospital, affiliated with Brown University, that delivers evidence-based exposure-based CBT and intensive therapy for youth ages 5–18 with OCD and anxiety disorders across Rhode Island, while running federally funded comparative effectiveness and neuromodulation trials and training therapists statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurodevelopmental & Behavioral Therapy Platforms (ADHD/Autism/Behavioral Coaching) (HLALAEAJ), School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD)

Keywords

• Pediatric anxiety treatment
• Exposure therapy services
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Pediatric OCD treatment
• Mental health research

Headquarters

HQ city

East Providence

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 Services Revenue: Outpatient therapy services and Intensive Program for children with OCD and anxiety disorders, billed through insurance. The center accepts most insurance plans including public insurance.
2. Research Grant Funding: Federally funded research studies including a $11 million PCORI grant for the IMPACT-RI comparative effectiveness study comparing delivery methods for exposure therapy.
3. Training Services: Fee-for-service training programs for therapists learning to deliver exposure-based CBT, including workshops, consultation services, and quality monitoring tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) delivers evidence-based exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to youth ages 5-18 with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. It operates an outpatient clinic, an intensive treatment program, and federally funded research studies comparing therapy delivery models and testing novel neuromodulation approaches. The center also provides fee-based training programs, workshops, and consultation services for therapists learning to deliver exposure-based CBT.

Product overview

The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) operates as a research and clinical program providing treatment for children with OCD and anxiety disorders. The core clinical offerings include Outpatient Treatment Services for regular one-on-one therapy and an Intensive Program for daily focused treatment. PARC conducts multiple research studies including the IMPACT-RI Study (comparing in-person, telehealth, and hybrid exposure therapy delivery), the NExT Study (combining TMS with ERP therapy), the ACE Study (using AI/NLP for therapy quality coding), and the BRAVE University training platform. The center also provides Training Services including workshops, consultation, and quality monitoring tools. All services center on exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is the first-line treatment for pediatric anxiety and OCD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Treatment Services Regular one-on-one therapy sessions for youth ages 5-18 experiencing OCD or anxiety symptoms, providing assessment, skill-building, and ongoing care through exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy. Billed through most insurance plans including public insurance.
• Intensive Program Daily, focused treatment program for children whose OCD or anxiety symptoms significantly interfere with daily life. Particularly helpful for youth who have not responded to traditional once-a-week outpatient therapy. Currently accepting referrals.
• IMPACT-RI Study A research study testing three different models of delivering exposure therapy for anxiety and OCD: fully in-person, fully remote (telehealth), and a flexible hybrid approach. Uses a team-based model with mental health clinicians and specially trained coaches delivering care at community health centers across Rhode Island. Treatment provided at no cost to participants.
• NExT Study (Neuromodulation+ Exposure Therapy) A multisite clinical trial combining Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for youth aged 12-21 with OCD symptoms. TMS is a noninvasive procedure using a hand-sized magnetic coil to influence brain activity in regions involved in OCD. Daily treatment sessions (Monday-Friday) for about two weeks at Butler Hospital Neuromodulation Clinic.
• BRAVE University Training Platform A study developing and testing an interactive, asynchronous training platform for therapists learning to deliver exposure therapy. Designed to scale exposure-based CBT training delivery with coordination across therapists, technology developers, business leaders, and insurance payors.
• ACE Study A study testing an automated approach for coding the quality of exposure therapy using Natural Language Processing (NLP), a form of AI. Includes data management, harmonization, and behavioral coding of exposure therapy session recordings to assess therapist delivery behaviors and treatment quality.
• Training Services Fee-for-service training programs for therapists learning to deliver exposure-based CBT. Includes multi-day workshops emphasizing active learning strategies, consultation services for case conceptualization and treatment planning, and quality monitoring tools for clinical practice to guide feedback and promote fidelity to exposure principles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% treatment response rate in telehealth team-based CBT study
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPARC partners with BCBSRI on an initiative to provide training and support for up to 25 clinicians in delivering exposure-based CBT for youth with anxiety and OCD. BCBSRI provides a $100 per hour stipend to clinicians for all workshops and consultation hours completed. The three-year program includes workshops, ongoing group case consultation, and booster trainings.
• Thrive Behavioral Health Rhode IslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center partner in the IMPACT-RI study, testing team-based models of care delivery for anxiety and OCD across Rhode Island.
• Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center partner in the IMPACT-RI study, testing team-based models of care delivery for anxiety and OCD across Rhode Island.
• Coastal MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center partner in the IMPACT-RI study, testing team-based models of care delivery for anxiety and OCD across Rhode Island.
• Black StonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center partner in the IMPACT-RI study, testing team-based models of care delivery for anxiety and OCD across Rhode Island.
• Butler Hospital Neuromodulation CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocation for NExT study TMS and ERP treatment sessions. Butler Hospital's Neuromodulation Clinic in Providence, RI provides the treatment facility for the first-ever trial of TMS for youth with OCD.
• Brown University MRI FacilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrain scans (MRIs) for the NExT study take place at the Brown University MRI facility in Providence, RI.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McLean Hospital: Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital operating one of the country's leading pediatric OCD and anxiety treatment and research programs, directly comparable in mission, modality (exposure-based CBT), and academic-medical-center setting.
• Child Mind Institute: Independent non-profit pediatric mental health organization combining clinical care, research, and clinician training for child and adolescent anxiety and OCD, structurally similar to PARC's integrated care-research-training model.
• Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric OCD Program: Academic medical center-based pediatric OCD clinical and research program, comparable to PARC in modality (exposure-based CBT), academic affiliation, and integrated research-clinical model, though embedded in a larger Harvard-affiliated system.
• UCLA Semel Institute: UCLA's neuroscience and human behavior institute conducts pediatric OCD and anxiety research with exposure-based therapy, directly comparable as a West Coast academic peer focused on neurodevelopmental/behavioral therapy innovation.
• University of Pennsylvania Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety: Long-standing Penn-affiliated anxiety treatment and research center running clinical trials and training programs for anxiety and OCD, directly comparable in academic affiliation, exposure-based CBT specialization, and integrated research-clinical model.
• Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD): Major university-based anxiety research and treatment center offering clinical services, training, and research across anxiety and OCD, comparable in mission, modality, and academic-clinical integration to PARC.
• Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic: Academic medical center-based anxiety and OCD clinical and research program within the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry, directly comparable in evidence-based treatment protocols and academic-clinical research integration.
• NYU Langone Child Study Center: Academic child and adolescent psychiatry program providing clinical care, training, and research for pediatric anxiety and OCD, comparable in integrated pediatric mental health model and academic medical center setting.

Broad incumbents

• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): National non-profit that supports research, education, and clinical practice across anxiety disorders including pediatric OCD, comparable in its research-funding and training-outreach role but operating at a broader disease-category and national scale.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Multi-site specialty behavioral health system with dedicated OCD and anxiety programs including residential, intensive outpatient, and pediatric services — directly comparable in OCD focus and intensive-program offering, but operating commercially at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PARCanxiety
• Instagraminstagram.com/parc_anxiety?igsh=NndyZWJ6MzFlbHV4&utm_source=qr

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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