Institute for Health & Recovery

What Institute for Health & Recovery does

The Institute for Health & Recovery (IHR) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit behavioral health organization founded in 1990 that delivers a comprehensive continuum of care to families, individuals, youth, and pregnant and parenting women affected by substance use, trauma, mental health challenges, and related health issues. IHR operates a portfolio of specialized programs including the Women & Family Referral Center (statewide toll-free referral hub), Promise (outpatient services for pregnant/parenting people), BRIGHT (parent-child resilience for parents in recovery), Project YESS and SAFE Project (youth ages 12-24), Moms Do Care (multidisciplinary wraparound), In-Home Therapy, Family Engagement Programs (FEP/FEP-Y/PEERS), Northeast Homeless Services, Project HEAL (housing for chronically homeless), FASD State Coordination, Tobacco Education and Treatment (TAPE/BHENA/Smoke Free Families), and Outpatient Behavioral Health delivered across licensed clinic sites in Watertown, Lowell, Boston, Fall River, Springfield, and Worcester. Service delivery modalities include home-, community-, office-, and telehealth-based care; the organization also runs Training & Capacity Building for national, state, and community programs, delivered via live online, self-paced (Adobe Learning Manager), and in-person formats, and sells publications/curricula ($7-$35). The business model is funded primarily through government contracts and grants (MA DPH/BSAS, DCF, SAMHSA, DHCD, Administration on Children Youth and Families), health insurance reimbursement (MassHealth, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, Medicare, private insurers), private donations via PayPal, and modest publication and training fee revenue. IHR is CARF-accredited, employs over 90 staff (with at least 30% in recovery or living with HIV/AIDS), served 3,000+ families and trained 9,500+ professionals last year, and is led by Executive Director Valerie Gold under a multi-stakeholder Board of Directors.

Name

Institute for Health & Recovery

Legal name

Institute for Health and Recovery, Inc.

Website

https://healthrecovery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Institute for Health & Recovery is a Massachusetts nonprofit, founded in 1990, that delivers behavioral health, substance use, trauma, and recovery services to families, youth, and pregnant/parenting women statewide through licensed clinics, home- and community-based programs, telehealth, training, and a statewide referral center, funded largely by government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

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. Government Contracts and Grants: Primary funding from Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), SAMHSA, and Administration on Children, Youth and Families. These government contracts support program development, training, and direct services.
2. Health Insurance Reimbursement: Direct services are supported by MassHealth, Medicare, and public and private insurers. Outpatient behavioral health services are funded through MassHealth, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, Medicare, and other insurers.
3. Publication Sales: IHR sells publications and curricula including training materials, treatment guides, and educational resources for professionals in the field. Publications range from $7 to $35.
4. Private Donations: The organization accepts charitable contributions from donors. Secure encrypted donation processing is provided through PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IHR operates as a Massachusetts-based behavioral health nonprofit delivering a continuum of clinical, recovery, and training services. Direct services include outpatient behavioral health treatment, in-home therapy, family engagement programs, youth SUD programs (Project YESS, SAFE Project), pregnant/parenting women programs (Promise, Moms Do Care), homeless and housing support, FASD coordination, and trauma-informed services delivered in homes, communities, clinics, and via telehealth. It also generates revenue through paid and free training, technical assistance, consultation, and publication/curriculum sales for behavioral health professionals and organizations statewide and nationally.

Product overview

The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) is a behavioral health services organization offering a comprehensive continuum of care through multiple interconnected programs and services. The organization operates as a portfolio of specialized programs including: Promise (outpatient support for pregnant/parenting people), Women & Family Referral Center (statewide referral hub), BRIGHT (parent-child relationship support), Project YESS and SAFE Project (youth services), Outpatient Behavioral Health, In-Home Therapy, and Family Engagement Programs. IHR provides supporting services including Training & Capacity Building, Counseling & Behavioral Health Treatment, Program Development, Adult Trauma Services, and Postvention Services. The organization also runs specialized initiatives focused on tobacco cessation (TAPE Project, BHENA, Smoke Free Families), FASD coordination, homeless services (Northeast Homeless Services, Project HEAL), and housing support (Lowell HOPWA). Access to Recovery (ATR) provides employment support for people in recovery. All programs are designed to address substance use disorders, mental health challenges, trauma, and family wellbeing across Massachusetts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women and Family Referral Center (WFRC): Statewide referral center connecting pregnant and parenting people with treatment and recovery supports, offering individualized information and referrals to help women access harm reduction, substance use treatment, peer recovery supports, medical referrals, and services for children.
• Promise
• BRIGHT
• TAPE Project
• Project YESS

Products and services

• Promise Outpatient program for pregnant and parenting people offering group therapy, individual psychotherapy, family therapy, recovery coaching, assessment and care planning, and intensive case management with dyadic groups including Nurturing Program and Seeking Safety.
• Women & Family Referral Center (WFRC) Statewide referral center connecting pregnant and parenting people with treatment and recovery supports; offers individualized information and referrals to harm reduction, substance use treatment, peer recovery supports, medical referrals, and services for children.
• BRIGHT (Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together) Program helping parents in recovery and their children strengthen relationships through home, community, office, or online sessions offering emotional and practical support for parents with children under age six involved with DCF, SOFAR Clinic, or Project RESPECT.
• Project YESS Comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for adolescents and transitional aged youth ages 12-20 with substance use disorders or co-occurring disorders, using Project Amp mentorship and Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (ACRA).
• SAFE Project Outreach and home- and community-based family-centered treatment and case management for young people ages 13-24 and their families experiencing legal, medical, emotional, or personal problems from substance use.
• Outpatient Behavioral Health Home, community, and office-based substance use and co-occurring disorders treatment providing family, youth and young adult services with evidence-based interventions including Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach/Assertive Continuing Care (ACRA/ACC).
• In-Home Therapy Structured, strength-based, collaborative therapeutic relationship between a clinical team and a youth and their family for treating behavioral health needs, delivered in-home and in the community with 24/7 urgent response capability.
• Family Engagement & Recovery Programs (FEP, FEP-Y, PEERS) Home-based, recovery-oriented intensive services for families impacted by substance use, including FEP for families, FEP-Y for youth and young adults, and PEERS for peer recovery support from trained specialists with lived experience.
• Northeast Homeless Services Engagement, clinical case management and behavioral health counseling for homeless families living in motels, shelters and scattered sites in Northeastern Massachusetts, funded through DHCD and Wellspring.
• Project HEAL (Housing, Engagement & Assistance in Lowell) Shelter Plus Care initiative offering one-bedroom housing units to single adults who are chronically homeless and Hepatitis C or HIV-positive, with case management for tenancy, health, employment, and recovery support.
• Massachusetts FASD State Coordination Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders coordination providing centralized resources, trainings, diagnostic and intervention resources for families, and prevention training to DPH/BSAS licensed treatment programs.
• Family Residential Treatment Intake & Pregnant Women's Access Coordinates assessment and referral process for families needing residential substance use disorder treatment, with a statewide toll-free line for pregnant women and intensive telephone counseling.
• Moms Do Care Statewide program providing multidisciplinary, peer-led, recovery-oriented wrap-around support for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women with substance use history, including training on recovery principles and trauma-informed care.
• Behavioral Health Engagement on Nicotine Addiction (BHENA) Statewide training and technical assistance initiative helping behavioral health programs integrate policy, education and treatment of tobacco and nicotine dependence, and reduce secondhand smoke exposure.
• Tobacco, Addictions, Policy and Education Project (TAPE) Consultation and training for programs on nicotine addiction and its impact on health and recovery, facilitating development and implementation of BSAS Tobacco Guidelines and smoke-free worksite policies.
• Smoke Free Families Initiative Training and technical assistance promoting integration of secondhand smoke awareness and cessation messages to organizations providing home visits with at-risk families.
• Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) National prevention initiative training medical and early childhood professionals to identify clients using alcohol and drugs at risky levels and intervene before substance abuse becomes dependence.
• Youth Drug Awareness Program (Question 2) Statewide coordination of the Youth Drug Awareness Program required when a youth receives a citation for marijuana possession, plus drug education classes for high-risk youth.
• Training & Capacity Building Training, technical assistance and consultation for national, state, regional and community programs on parenting in recovery, trauma-informed care, tobacco use and cessation, and other behavioral health topics; offered live online, self-paced online, and in-person with CEUs.
• Counseling & Behavioral Health Treatment and Support Strengths-based, collaborative, client/family-centered intervention and treatment services including home and community-based family-focused, trauma-informed counseling for high-risk individuals and families.
• Program Development Designs and implements progressive models of health care, alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention, treatment and recovery for women and families, developing program models that serve homeless families, families involved with child welfare, pregnant and parenting people, and youth.
• Postvention Services Online and on-site postvention services to BSAS contracted programs to support staff recovery after critical incidents such as death of a client, overdose, or violent incidents.
• Adult Trauma Services Technical assistance, training, consultation, and postvention services to assist organizations in integrating trauma-informed best practices into their practices, policies, and services.
• Parent-Child Services Clinical consultation and support to providers at publicly-funded programs around parenting and child development using the Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery.
• Statewide Systems & Program Development Builds capacity of the substance use disorder treatment system to serve women, men, families, and youth with substance use and co-occurring disorders through state forums and provider groups.
• Access to Recovery (ATR) Supports people in early recovery from substance use disorders in working towards recovery and employment goals, offering concrete resources to address barriers to employment and recovery support services.
• Lowell HOPWA Rental subsidy program for families with HIV-positive members, providing case management and service plans to support health, employment, and recovery from substance use and mental health disorders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ families helped annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)coreOthersPrimary funding partner supporting IHR's statewide services, policy development, training, and program activities. BSAS supports multiple programs including the Women & Family Referral Center, outpatient behavioral health services, and trauma integration services.
• Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreOthersFunding partner for family engagement programs, child welfare-related services, and programs supporting families involved with the child welfare system. Joint initiatives include FEP, BRIGHT, and family residential treatment coordination.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)coreOthersFederal funding partner supporting Project YESS, Moms Do Care, and other substance use and mental health programs. SAMHSA funding enables comprehensive services for youth and pregnant/parenting women.
• MassHealthcoreOthersPrimary health insurance payer for outpatient behavioral health services, In-Home Therapy, and other direct services. MassHealth coverage enables services for individuals under age 21 and families.
• Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)secondaryOthersFunding partner for Northeast Homeless Services program supporting homeless families in shelters, motels, and scattered site housing in northeastern Massachusetts.
• Massachusetts General Hospital HOPE CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoms Do Care program site providing multidisciplinary, peer-led, recovery-oriented wraparound support for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women with substance use history.
• Brockton Neighborhood Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoms Do Care program site providing integrated clinical care including MOUD, obstetrical providers, recovery coaches, and pediatric services for pregnant and parenting women.
• Whittier Street Health CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoms Do Care program site serving pregnant and parenting women with substance use services in Boston.
• LUK Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for Project YESS in Worcester County, providing comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery support services for youth ages 12-20 with substance use disorders.
• Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization involved in developing the ON PAR Online Training for tobacco and nicotine dependence treatment in behavioral health settings.
• John Snow, Inc. (JSI Research and Training Institute)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization involved in developing the ON PAR Online Training curriculum for tobacco and nicotine dependence treatment.
• WellspringsecondaryOthersFunding intermediary for Northeast Homeless Services, providing DHCD funding to support homeless families in northeastern Massachusetts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vinfen: Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing community-based behavioral health, developmental disability, and recovery services. Comparable in mission, geographic concentration in MA, and government-contract-heavy revenue model, though with broader disability services beyond SUD.
• Gandara Mental Health Center: Western Massachusetts behavioral health nonprofit offering outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, including programs for youth, families, and Hispanic/Latino populations. Comparable to IHR in being a Massachusetts-based, BSAS-funded behavioral health provider with bilingual/bicultural service offerings.
• Bay Cove Human Services: Large Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, addiction services, housing, and human services across the state. Comparable to IHR in mission, geography, and state-contract funding model, with significantly larger scale.
• CASPAR, Inc. Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment, with deep roots in the women-and-families SUD space. IHR's founder Norma Finkelstein previously founded CASPAR, and the two organizations serve overlapping populations (women, families, pregnant and parenting people) in MA — making CASPAR the closest comparable peer.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Virtual mental health and SUD treatment provider focused on adolescents, young adults, and families. Comparable in serving the youth/young adult SUD population and using evidence-based approaches, but with a technology-first delivery model that contrasts with IHR's in-person/community-based model.
• Eleanor Health: Outpatient addiction and mental health provider combining virtual and in-person care with peer recovery support. Comparable in offering evidence-based outpatient SUD treatment with a recovery-oriented model, though operating in different states and with a tech-enabled delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Mass General Brigham: Largest Massachusetts-based health system, operating Mass General HOPE Clinic — a Moms Do Care program site co-run with IHR. Comparable as a partner and competitor for state behavioral health contracts, with far greater scale, capital, and integrated delivery infrastructure.
• Wellpath: National provider of correctional and community behavioral health, including SUD treatment. Comparable as a behavioral health operator working with vulnerable populations and government payers, though serving a different (incarcerated) primary population.
• Acadia Healthcare: National behavioral health provider operating a network of psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment facilities, and outpatient clinics. Comparable in serving the SUD/mental health treatment market, though with a national footprint and inpatient-heavy model versus IHR's outpatient/community focus.
• Boston Medical Center (SPARK Center): Academic medical center operating the SPARK Center for families affected by substance use and HIV. IHR co-locates a SPARK Center site at BMC. Comparable as a Massachusetts health system partner addressing overlapping women-and-families SUD populations, with substantially greater scale and resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

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