KidsPeace

Name

KidsPeace

Legal name

KidsPeace

Website

https://kidspeace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG), Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

Keywords

• Residential treatment services
• Psychiatric hospital care
• Behavioral health services
• Foster care programs
• Autism services

Headquarters

HQ city

Schnecksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fee-for-Service Treatment Revenue: Revenue generated from providing treatment services, billed to various payers including public funding sources and Medicaid. County agencies such as Children and Youth, Social Services, school districts and probation offices provide public funding for placement.
2. Medicaid Reimbursement: State Medicaid funding provided to residents who qualify for assistance in paying for KidsPeace programs. The organization is contracted with Medicaid in various states.
3. Commercial Insurance: Private commercial insurance often covers some level of the cost of services. The amount varies according to specific coverage. KidsPeace works with numerous insurance providers including Aetna, Cigna, Highmark, United Behavioral Health, and others.
4. Donations and Philanthropy: As a nonprofit charitable organization, KidsPeace depends on community donations and grants to fund expert care in line with its mission. The KidsPeace Foundation was created in 2017 to improve and expand ongoing philanthropic support.
5. EITC/OSTC Program: Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit programs where businesses receive tax credits by donating to approved educational improvement organizations. KidsPeace has two EITC/OSTC approved programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

KidsPeace operates an integrated continuum of behavioral and mental health services for children, adolescents, and young adults, anchored by a 110-bed Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital in Orefield, PA, and supplemented by residential treatment campuses in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Maine. Its portfolio also includes outpatient mental health clinics with free walk-in assessments, partial hospitalization programs, intensive behavioral health and ABA services for autism, foster care, special-purpose private schools, and Medicaid-funded care management in New York.

Product overview

KidsPeace is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1882 providing a comprehensive continuum of behavioral and mental health services for children, families, and communities. The organization operates a multi-site portfolio including the 110-bed KidsPeace Psychiatric Hospital (Orchard Hills Campus, PA), residential treatment programs in Pennsylvania (Orchard Hills), Georgia (Bowdon), and Maine (Graham Lake), outpatient and community programs, partial hospitalization programs, autism services, and special purpose private schools. Additional offerings include KidsPeace Outreach & Consulting (formerly Spyglass Solutions), the Oasis crisis response and staff wellness program, TeenCentral web-based support, Healing Magazine, the Conversations with KidsPeace Podcast, New York Health Homes care management, and Child & Family Treatment and Support Services. The organization serves more than 11,000 young people annually and holds TRICARE certification for military families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healing Magazine: Award-winning mental health publication providing insights into behavioral health topics
• TeenCentral
• James & Annie Wiley Society
• Oasis Services
• Oasis Response Team
• Oasis Engage

Products and services

• KidsPeace Psychiatric Hospital A 110-bed licensed and Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital dedicated to children and young adults experiencing severe mental and behavioral health crises, located on the Orchard Hills Campus in Orefield, PA. Provides acute inpatient stabilization for youth.
• Pennsylvania Residential Programs (Orchard Hills Campus)
• Georgia Residential Programs (Bowdon Campus)
• Maine Residential Programs (Graham Lake Campus)
• Autism Services
• The Hope Center for Youth and Family Crisis Behavioral Health Urgent Care center in Fuquay-Varina, NC offering MORES mobile crisis response, Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC), and Facility-Based Crisis (FBC) services in partnership with Alliance Health for Wake, Johnston, Orange, and Durham Counties.
• Outpatient Services
• Partial Hospitalization Programs
• Maine Educational Services
• New York Health Homes
• Child & Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS)
• KidsPeace Outreach & Consulting
• Foster Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of PA Residential clients reported being 'Satisfied with treatment services'
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Inperium, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026As of May 1, 2026, KidsPeace entered an affiliation with Inperium, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports mission-driven agencies through shared services, expertise, and access to resources that strengthen long-term sustainability. The affiliation allows KidsPeace to enhance stability and invest more deeply in care while maintaining its identity and mission.
• Alliance HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between KidsPeace and Alliance Health, a Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) serving people in North Carolina's Durham, Wake, Cumberland and Johnston counties. Alliance Health's network offers treatment and support for mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual/developmental disabilities. Together they opened The Hope Center for Youth and Family Crisis.
• Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative partnership designed to help students accelerate their professional development through training and certification programs.
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)coreOthersKidsPeace is an approved scholarship organization under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Programs administered by DCED.
• Children's Health Home of Upstate New York (CHHUNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKidsPeace is a partner with CHHUNY on its Health Homes Serving Children initiative providing Medicaid-funded family-driven care management for eligible children who have experienced complex trauma or have physical/behavioral health issues. CHHUNY is New York State's largest health home network serving 54 of 62 counties.
• Farris FoundationminorOthersScholarship partnership program between KidsPeace and University of Maine, enabling the first graduate from the program (Dezerae Kelley-Cavalho).
• Starlight Children's FoundationminorOthersSupported KidsPeace with donation of LEGO sets to programs including Maine locations.
• Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA)minorOthersKidsPeace joined RCPA, a statewide industry group in Pennsylvania, and exhibited at its annual conference.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Public operator of psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities serving similar populations to KidsPeace. Competes for similar referrals and clinicians but at a different ownership model and scale.
• Universal Health Services - Behavioral Health: Large public hospital system with extensive behavioral health operations including acute psychiatric and residential treatment. Overlapping demand for inpatient psychiatric referrals that KidsPeace also serves through its 110-bed hospital.
• Sheppard Pratt: Major Maryland-based nonprofit psychiatric system with inpatient, residential, and community programs for children and adults. Broader scale and scope than KidsPeace, but overlapping child/adolescent services and payer channels.

Direct peers

• KVC Health Systems: Nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health provider operating residential treatment, foster care, and community programs across multiple states. Similar payer mix (Medicaid, county contracts, commercial) and program mix to KidsPeace.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest U.S. nonprofit behavioral health organizations serving children and adults, operating residential, community, and outpatient programs across multiple states. Closely comparable operating model, payer mix, and population focus to KidsPeace.
• Justice Resource Institute (JRI): Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing residential treatment, special education schools, and community-based behavioral health for children and families. Closely comparable program set, including school-linked residential and community mental-health services.
• The Home for Little Wanderers: New England nonprofit providing residential treatment, community mental health, and foster care for children and adolescents — directly comparable scope, population, and geographic overlap with KidsPeace's New England footprint.

Emerging players

• Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers: Multi-state provider of ABA and autism services for pediatric populations. Directly overlaps with KidsPeace's Autism Services segment (IBHS, ABA) and represents the for-profit scaling threat in the autism services category.
• Blue Sprig Pediatrics: National ABA and autism services provider with a pediatric focus. Comparable to KidsPeace's Autism Services line and a relevant emerging competitor in the IBHS/ABA market segment.

Others

• BrightSpring Health Services: Public platform spanning pharmacy, home health, and behavioral services including ABA. Adjacent operator with autism-services overlap to KidsPeace, but a broader portfolio that competes for the same clinical workforce.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KidsPeace
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KidsPeaceFosterCare
• Facebookfacebook.com/KidsPeace.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kidspeace-national-centers
• Instagraminstagram.com/kidspeacepa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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