CRC Health Group Inc.

What CRC Health Group Inc. does

CRC Health Group Inc. is a Cupertino, California-based for-profit behavioral health services provider founded in 1995. The company built a multi-state network of treatment facilities focused on mental health, substance abuse, addiction, eating disorders, and PTSD care across multiple levels of care including inpatient, residential, detoxification, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and medication-assisted treatment (MAT). CRC pursued a roll-up expansion strategy, executing acquisitions of Comprehensive Addiction Programs in February 2003 and Sierra Tucson in March 2005 to broaden its specialty treatment footprint.

The company's growth was funded by private equity, with Caltius Equity Partners investing in a Series 4 round in 2001 and North Castle Partners providing subsequent capital in 2002. CRC was led by John Peloquin as President. Revenue was generated from individual patient treatment services paid through commercial insurance, self-pay, Tricare, and Veterans Affairs, with the firm operating as a low-concentration, high-volume provider serving diverse patient populations. Note that the aggregated input data also contains operational details referencing a Franklin, Tennessee-headquartered public entity with 277 facilities and ~25,000 employees; this appears to reflect post-acquisition or acquirer data rather than CRC Health Group Inc.'s standalone scale as described in firmographics.

Name

CRC Health Group Inc.

Legal name

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.

Website

https://crchealth.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CRC Health Group Inc. is a Cupertino-based behavioral health provider founded in 1995 that built a multi-state network of mental health and addiction treatment facilities through PE-backed roll-up acquisitions, serving individual patients across levels of care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cupertino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing behavioral health and addiction treatment services across multiple levels of care including acute inpatient hospitals, residential treatment centers, specialty programs, outpatient treatment options, and medication-assisted opioid treatment clinics

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRC Health Group Inc. provides behavioral health and addiction treatment services across multiple levels of care including acute inpatient, residential, detoxification, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and medication-assisted treatment. The company serves children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, eating disorders, PTSD, developmental disorders, and memory disorders, supported by specialized programs for military personnel, LGBTQ+ individuals, and faith-based recovery.

Product overview

Acadia Healthcare operates a comprehensive behavioral health and addiction treatment network consisting of 277 facilities across 40 states. The company offers multiple levels of care organized as a unified treatment network: acute inpatient hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient programming (PHP, IOP). Specialized national programs include Children's Behavioral Solutions, Service Resiliency Unit (military support), Treatment Placement Specialists, Connections Outpatient Services, and the National Behavioral Health Helpline. Treatment specialties include mental health disorders, substance abuse/addictions, eating disorders, PTSD/trauma, developmental disorders, dual diagnosis, and memory disorders. Populations served span children & adolescents (ages 5-17), adults (18-64), and seniors (65+). The network also includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics for opioid addiction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Children's Behavioral Solutions: National placement services for children's behavioral health.
• Service Resiliency Unit (SRU)
• Treatment Placement Specialists
• Connections Outpatient Services
• National Behavioral Health Helpline

Products and services

• Acute Inpatient Hospitalization

Quantifiable outcome

• Seven Acadia facilities in five states ranked in Newsweek's America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers for 2023

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Jason FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jason Foundation Partnership provides suicide prevention resources and education through Acadia's treatment network. The Jason Foundation is dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide through education and awareness programs.
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARF accreditation demonstrates that Acadia's facilities meet rigorous standards for quality and continuously improve their services. CARF is an international, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services providers.
• National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNABH membership connects Acadia with industry best practices and advocacy for behavioral healthcare. NABH represents behavioral healthcare organizations and advocates for policies that support quality care.
• The Joint Commission (JCAHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval signifies that Acadia meets stringent healthcare quality and safety standards. JCAHO is the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in the United States.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: One of the largest US for-profit hospital systems with behavioral health service lines within broader acute-care hospitals, providing overlapping capability but as part of a much larger, diversified portfolio.
• Tenet Healthcare: Large diversified hospital operator with behavioral health exposure via acute-care and outpatient assets; competes for shared referral and payer relationships but is not a pure-play behavioral health specialist.

Direct peers

• Newport Healthcare: Specialty behavioral health provider with adolescent and adult inpatient, residential, and outpatient programs, comparable to Acadia's adolescent and adult service lines including the new Northern Virginia facility.
• Caron Treatment Centers: National addiction and behavioral health treatment provider offering inpatient, residential, and outpatient programs across multiple locations, directly comparable to Acadia's substance use continuum.
• Universal Health Services: The closest publicly traded peer: operates one of the largest dedicated behavioral health hospital networks in the US, with acute inpatient and residential psychiatric and addiction treatment services that overlap directly with Acadia's core levels of care.
• Recovery Centers of America: Multi-state addiction treatment chain offering inpatient, residential, detox, PHP, and IOP — the same full continuum Acadia provides — across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Nonprofit system operating specialty psychiatric hospitals and residential programs for OCD, mood, anxiety, and addiction across multiple states, directly comparable to Acadia's inpatient and residential behavioral health offerings.
• Sheppard Pratt: Large nonprofit behavioral health system operating psychiatric hospitals, residential, and outpatient programs across Maryland and beyond — a similarly structured psychiatric hospital and continuum provider.
• Banyan Treatment Center: Multi-state addiction and mental health treatment network with inpatient, residential, PHP, IOP, and MAT — directly aligned with Acadia's level-of-care structure.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National addiction treatment provider operating residential, outpatient, and MAT services with a comparable multi-state footprint, analogous to Acadia's addiction-focused programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/crchealthgroupinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crc-health-group
• Xx.com/crchealth

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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