Apalachee Center

Name

Apalachee Center

Legal name

Apalachee Center

Website

https://apalacheecenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Program Funding (Public Health) (HLAJALAI)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Behavioral health treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Psychiatric crisis care
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Apalachee Center is a non-profit behavioral health organization that provides clinical treatment services for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders in Northwest Florida. The center treats psychiatric and substance abuse crises and combines direct care delivery with academic research partnerships, most notably with Florida State University, to advance behavioral health outcomes.

Product overview

Apalachee Center is a behavioral health organization with 80+ years of clinical experience serving individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. The available source data does not provide specific information about distinct product names, modules, or branded service offerings. Based on the partnership announcements, the organization focuses on clinical care delivery, behavioral health treatment, and research collaboration with academic partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Treatment Services
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Psychiatric Crisis Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved mental health treatment outcomes through joint initiatives

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Florida State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026Florida State University and Apalachee Center established a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding to advance behavioral health research across Florida, with a particular focus on Northwest Florida. The agreement combines Apalachee Center's 80+ years of clinical experience serving individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders with FSU's academic and research expertise to collaborate on large-scale research initiatives and develop joint initiatives aimed at improving mental health treatment outcomes. The partnership also aims to address delays in diagnosis and treatment and deepen professionals' understanding and availability of resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Aspire Health Partners: Florida-based non-profit providing community mental health and substance abuse treatment across Central Florida. Apalachee Center competes on the same non-profit CMHC model with state-contracted behavioral health services, making it the closest comparable in funding model, mission, and service mix.
• Meridian Behavioral Healthcare: Non-profit community mental health center based in North Central Florida, delivering psychiatric, substance abuse, and crisis services. Operates under the same Florida public-funding and Medicaid reimbursement structure as Apalachee Center, serving an adjacent regional catchment area.
• Centerstone: One of the nation's largest non-profit behavioral health providers, delivering mental health and substance use treatment across multiple states. Highly comparable to Apalachee Center on mission, funding model, and clinical service mix, only at greater geographic scale.
• Peace River Center: Florida-based non-profit community mental health and substance abuse provider serving Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties. Same CARF-accredited, publicly-funded CMHC operating model as Apalachee Center, with similar crisis stabilization and outpatient services.
• David Lawrence Center: Non-profit behavioral health organization serving Collier County, Florida, with mental health and substance abuse treatment, psychiatric crisis stabilization, and community-based programs. Directly comparable regional CMHC peer in adjacent Florida geography.

Regional players

• LSF Health Systems: Florida-based managing entity that oversees and funds behavioral health services across a multi-county region, including portions of Northwest Florida. Serves as a regional administrator over providers like Apalachee Center, making it both a partner and structurally comparable entity.

Broad incumbents

• Magellan Health: National managed behavioral health organization providing managed care, specialty health solutions, and behavioral health services. Operates as a broad incumbent across the same patient population Apalachee Center serves clinically, albeit through insurance administration rather than direct care.
• Optum Behavioral Health: Division of UnitedHealth Group operating one of the largest behavioral health networks in the U.S. through Optum Behavioral Health Solutions. Competes for the same Florida managed-Medicaid contracts that fund Apalachee Center's services, representing a vastly larger incumbent competitor.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Virtual mental health provider specializing in intensive outpatient programs for adolescents and young adults. Represents the telehealth-native, venture-backed disruptor that competes for the same mental health patient pool that Apalachee Center addresses in-person.
• Talkiatry: Online psychiatry platform connecting patients with in-network psychiatrists for medication management and therapy. A digital-native competitor that can deliver psychiatric services without geographic restrictions, putting pressure on traditional CMHCs like Apalachee Center.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apalacheecenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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