AdamHS

What AdamHS does

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County is an independent political subdivision of the State of Ohio responsible for planning, funding, and monitoring public mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services for Cuyahoga County residents. Formed on July 1, 2009 through the consolidation of the Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board and the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board, ADAMHS is one of 50 such boards statewide operating under Ohio statute. The organization funds and coordinates a network of 99 contracted provider agencies and directly oversees flagship facilities including the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center (a 25-bed voluntary crisis-stabilization facility opened May 3, 2021 and operated by Oriana House) and the forthcoming Glick Recovery Campus (opening 2026, operated by The Centers). Its go-to-market is a public-procurement model: it issues annual RFPs to provider agencies, awards contracts, and monitors service delivery, with FY27 approved funding of approximately $12.6 million. Revenue derives from local property-tax levies ($8.7M), Ohio state allocations, and Medicaid pass-through funding; ancillary earned revenue comes from training institute workshops ($25 half-day / $45 full-day) and the annual Roads to Recovery Conference ($150 registration). ADAMHS runs a 24/7 crisis hotline (988 / 216-623-6888), Crisis Intervention Team training for law enforcement, Mental Health First Aid, QPR suicide prevention, and peer-recovery supporter training, and is co-chair of the Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force. The organization employs approximately 45 staff led by a CEO and executive team including Chief Clinical Officer, CFO, Chief of External Affairs, Chief HR Officer, and Chief Strategy and Performance Officer. There is no proprietary technology product; the only technology of note is a third-party AI-powered online screening tool (Aiberry) used for free public behavioral-health self-assessments.

Name

AdamHS

Legal name

Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County

Website

https://adamhscc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is a state-authorized political subdivision that plans, funds, and monitors public mental health and addiction services for county residents through a network of 99 contracted provider agencies and directly operated crisis facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAJAK

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

SECONDARYHLAFACAD

Substance Use Detoxification Centers (Medical Detox)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYBPAGACAE

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAIAFAE

Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Mental health treatment
• Addiction recovery services
• Crisis intervention programs
• Public health agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding & Tax Levy Revenue: ADAMHS Board is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio funded primarily through local tax levies, state allocations, and Medicaid. Executive Director Amanda Kern noted concerns about potential impacts from a proposed property tax ban, which could affect $8.7 million in local levy revenue that constitutes the bulk of the agency's funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is a government planning, funding, and monitoring agency responsible for coordinating public mental health, addiction treatment, and recovery services for Cuyahoga County, Ohio residents. It contracts with 99 provider agencies, operates the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center (a 25-bed voluntary behavioral health facility), runs a 24-hour crisis hotline, and offers workforce training programs including Mental Health First Aid, QPR suicide prevention, and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training.

Product overview

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County operates a coordinated network of behavioral health services for Cuyahoga County, Ohio residents. The organization does not sell a unified software product but rather provides and funds a portfolio of service programs including crisis intervention (Diversion Center, 24-hour hotline), treatment services (SUD treatment, outpatient care), prevention programs, recovery supports (housing, peer support), and professional training (Mental Health First Aid, CIT, QPR). The services are funded through Ohio's public mental health system and operate through contracted provider agencies across the county.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cuyahoga County Diversion Center A 25-bed voluntary behavioral health treatment facility operating 24/7, providing assessment, medical evaluation, case management, counseling, medications, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), withdrawal management (detox), and referral/linkage to community services for individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders.
• Cuyahoga County 24-Hour Crisis Hotline A 24-hour Suicide Prevention, Mental Health/Addiction Crisis, Information and Referral Hotline reachable at 988 or (216) 623-6888, also used for Diversion Center screenings. Operated by FrontLine Service.
• Online Behavioral Health Screening Free, confidential behavioral health screenings covering depression, anxiety, panic, SAD, PTSD, gambling, anger, bipolar, schizophrenia, addiction, and body disorders, provided through partnership with Screening for Mental Health, Inc. and powered by AI-based tool at app.aiberry.io.
• Training Institute An approved provider through Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board and Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board offering Recognized Clock Hours (RCH) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs), with workshops priced at $25 per half-day session and $45 per full-day session.
• Mental Health First Aid Training An 8-hour public education program on the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) that teaches participants to recognize risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses and use a five-step action plan (ASSURE) to support someone in a mental health crisis.
• QPR Suicide Prevention Training Free Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention training for gatekeepers teaching three simple steps to help save a life from suicide, provided in-person or virtually in Cuyahoga County.
• Law Enforcement CIT Training Free Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for law enforcement including 40-hour full CIT training and 4-hour refresher courses, teaching de-escalation and crisis response best practices.
• DBH Peer Recovery Supporter Training Ohio Department of Behavioral Health 40-hour in-person Peer Recovery Supporter (PRS) Training for people in recovery from mental health or substance use disorders seeking to become certified Adult Peer Recovery Supporters in Ohio.
• Adult and Family Care Services Family support groups and supportive services including Hoarding Connection, Mental Health Family Caregiver Support, Adult Guardianship Services, Representative Payee program, Domestic Violence Helpline, and shelter for children of parents requiring inpatient treatment.
• Roads to Recovery Conference Annual conference supporting a recovery-oriented system of care, providing professionals, family members, and clients with tools and knowledge for creating supportive recovery communities. General registration is $150.
• Glick Recovery Campus A behavioral health crisis center being developed in Cleveland's Central neighborhood, operated by The Centers nonprofit. Approximately $30 million has been invested in construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• One-third of inmates booked into Cuyahoga County jail (May–November 2019) had serious mental illness or substance use issues, and these inmates stayed in jail 77% longer than other inmates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The Centers for Families and Children (The Centers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Centers nonprofit was selected to operate the new Glick Recovery Campus behavioral health crisis center in Cleveland's Central neighborhood. The new campus is expected to open in 2026. ADAMHS Board initially committed $10 million annual funding, later reduced to $4.5 million for 2027 operations. Approximately $30 million has been invested in construction.
• Oriana HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2021Oriana House is the designated provider operating the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center and staffing the facility. The Diversion Center opened May 3, 2021. Oriana House also operates the Healthy Families Pilot Program designed to improve services for incarcerated parents, their children and custodial parents/caregivers.
• FrontLine ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2021FrontLine Service operates the 24-hour Help Line (216-623-6888) for assessment calls from law enforcement, family members, friends, and individuals seeking assistance with mental health or substance use concerns. The Help Line handles Diversion Center pre-screening.
• Cuyahoga County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Cuyahoga County Government funds the ADAMHS Board's behavioral health initiatives. The County awarded the ADAMHS Board $9.2 million to manage the two-year Diversion Center pilot project and assist with planning and oversight of the facility. The County's contract calls for the Board to designate providers to operate the diversion center and hotline.
• Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)coreOthersADAMHS Board operates under Ohio law as one of 50 boards coordinating the public mental health and addiction treatment and recovery system. Treatment services are certified through the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. The Board collaborates with DBH on peer recovery supporter training (DBH 40-hour PRS Training hosted by ADAMHS).
• Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC)supportingOthersMHRAC is a task force/coalition involving the ADAMHS Board's coordination with Cleveland Division of Police CIT and other stakeholders to advise on mental health crisis response.
• Cuyahoga County Opiate Task ForcesupportingOthersADAMHS Board co-chairs the Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force, which addresses the opioid epidemic in the county. The Board is also a member of the Department of Justice Task Force on Opioids and a member of the statewide committee on opioids.
• Cleveland Division of PolicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement officers and districts utilize the Diversion Center to divert people engaging in low-level offenses from jail. Officers participate in CIT training and professional development opportunities. Officers must call the Help Line (216-623-6888) before bringing someone to the Diversion Center.
• Ohio Peer Recovery Organizations (OhioPRO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhioPRO processes registrations for the ADAMHS Board's DBH 40-hour Peer Recovery Supporter Training. Training ID CUY622, September 14-18, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. OhioPRO awards training spots on a first-come, first-served basis.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater ClevelandsupportingOthersNAMI educational groups are offered at the Diversion Center. NAMI Greater Cleveland also provides Mental Health Family Caregiver Support as a Board-funded provider agency.
• Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA)supportingOthersADAMHS Board collaborates with OACBHA in promoting advocacy efforts. OACBHA developed the ROSC (Recovery Oriented System of Care) Blueprint which guides the Board's approach to service delivery.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Franklin County ADAMH Board: Franklin County's Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board is a direct Ohio sister entity with the same statutory mandate to plan, fund, and monitor public behavioral health services for county residents. Same state-law framework, same revenue mix (levy + state + Medicaid), comparable scale.
• Montgomery County ADAMHS Board: Another Ohio county-level ADAMHS Board operating under identical Ohio Revised Code authority, coordinating publicly funded mental health and addiction services for Montgomery County residents via a contracted provider network.
• Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board: Hamilton County (Cincinnati area) statutory behavioral health board with levy-based funding and provider contracting model directly parallel to ADAMHS Cuyahoga. Compares on funding mechanisms, RFP cycles, and crisis-services portfolio.
• Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board: Lucas County (Toledo) Board operating under Ohio's behavioral health authority statute with levy funding and a contracted provider network, closely analogous in scope and structure to AdamHS.

Broad incumbents

• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National membership and advocacy organization for community behavioral health providers and county authorities. Sets practice standards, lobbies federal policy, and convenes the network of county-level boards that AdamHS belongs to.
• Thresholds: Large Chicago-based nonprofit providing mental health, substance use, housing, and crisis services across a multi-county region. Comparable as a publicly funded behavioral health intermediary but with direct service delivery rather than a contracting-only model.

Others

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Grassroots mental health advocacy organization that delivers education, support groups, and training to families and providers. NAMI Greater Cleveland is one of AdamHS's 99 contracted provider agencies, illustrating the operational interface.
• FrontLine Service: Cuyahoga County-based behavioral health nonprofit that operates AdamHS's 24-hour crisis hotline and conducts Diversion Center screenings. A key contracted provider whose operations are tightly intertwined with AdamHS's crisis infrastructure.
• The Centers for Families and Children: Cleveland nonprofit selected to operate the new Glick Recovery Campus behavioral health crisis center. A contracted AdamHS provider that will deliver crisis services funded and overseen by AdamHS at scale.

Regional players

• Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health: Riverside County California's public behavioral health authority operating a county-wide system of mental health and substance use services comparable to AdamHS, but in a different state with a different statutory framework. Useful as a geographically distinct structural peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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