What Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health does

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, Inc. (SEMO-BH) is a non-profit integrated behavioral health and substance use disorder provider founded in 1974 and headquartered in Farmington, Missouri. The organization delivers a comprehensive continuum of clinical services — including the ASAM-based substance use disorder program, community-based outpatient counseling, community psychiatric rehabilitation, crisis stabilization, family therapy, community support services, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and telemedicine — across more than ten physical sites spanning eight counties in southeast Missouri. It also operates vocational and employment services, an Employee Assistance Program, drug and alcohol testing, the state-certified SATOP program for DWI offenders, and prevention programming as the designated Prevention Resource Center for Missouri Service Area 19. The organization employs more than 200 staff, accepts referrals from social agencies, medical facilities, government entities, clergy, and self-referrals on a 24/7 basis including holidays, and serves all patients regardless of ability to pay via sliding-scale discounts.

The core technology footprint is a telemedicine platform supporting psychiatric evaluations and MAT delivery, which SEMOBH describes as the most extensive telehealth MAT system in the Midwest and which allows rural clients without local physicians to connect with a MAT provider within hours. Clinical operations rely on the ASAM six-dimension assessment methodology for treatment planning across outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential levels of care. SEMOBH holds CARF International Three-Year Accreditation through June 30, 2026 and certification from the Missouri Department of Mental Health, including as a provider of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a community non-profit: insurance billing across most major carriers, sliding-scale fees tied to family size and income, government contracts and capital grants (including a 60/40 state-funded $3.4M Poplar Bluff clinic expansion in 2025), and donations processed through Centerstone's Foundation following SEMOBH's summer 2023 acquisition by Brightli, Inc. In November 2025, Brightli merged with Centerstone to form the largest non-profit behavioral health provider in the United States, with SEMOBH operating as a regional subsidiary under the combined Centerstone brand.

Name

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health

Legal name

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, Inc.

Website

https://semobh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health is a non-profit, CARF-accredited behavioral health and substance use disorder provider serving eight southeast Missouri counties across 10+ locations with a full clinical continuum — including MAT, crisis stabilization, outpatient counseling, and telemedicine — and is a subsidiary of the Centerstone network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

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 services billed to insurance companies and government healthcare programs. The organization works with most insurance companies.
2. Sliding Scale and Charitable Care: Discounts available based on family size and income. Serves all patients regardless of ability to pay.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Accepts monetary donations through mail, phone, and online channels. Donations processed through Centerstone's Foundation. Tribute gifts available in honor or memory of individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMOBH) is a nonprofit provider of integrated behavioral health services for residents of southeast Missouri. It delivers substance use disorder treatment, mental health counseling, psychiatric services, medication assisted treatment (MAT), crisis stabilization, family therapy, vocational support, prevention education, and telemedicine-based care through 10+ office locations across eight counties.

Product overview

Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMOBH) operates as a not-for-profit behavioral health organization providing a comprehensive suite of integrated services across eight Missouri counties. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of clinical treatment programs including the ASAM Program for substance use disorder assessment and multi-level care, Community Based Outpatient Counseling Services, the Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR) Program, Crisis Stabilization Program, Family Therapy Program, Community Support Services, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and Telemedicine services. These core clinical services are complemented by vocational support through Vocational and Employment Services (IPS), workplace assistance through the Employee Assistance Program, and community safety programs including Drug/Alcohol Testing Services and the Substance Awareness Traffic Offenders Program (SATOP). Prevention Services round out the offerings through the designated Prevention Resource Center. The organization is accredited by CARF International and certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, serving clients regardless of ability to pay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASAM Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Services available 24/7 including holidays
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brightli, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn summer 2023, SEMOBH became part of Brightli, Inc., a parent company with a portfolio including Burrell Behavioral Health and Preferred Family Healthcare, among other subsidiaries. Brightli is one of the largest nonprofit behavioral health, addiction treatment, and developmental disability services provider networks in the U.S. with more than 6,500 team members at over 220 locations in five states. As of September 2025, Brightli finalized a merger with Centerstone to form the largest nonprofit behavioral health care provider in the United States.
• CenterstonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrightli and Centerstone finalized merger in September 2025 with closing in November 2025. Centerstone is a Nashville, Tennessee-based company with 4,300 employees at 140 locations across six states plus international network. Combined organization will serve nearly 250,000 clients annually with projected revenue exceeding $1.1 billion. Post-merger, the combined entity will adopt the unified Centerstone name and brand.
• Missouri Department of Mental HealthcoreOthersSoutheast Missouri Behavioral Health is certified by the Missouri Department of Mental Health as a provider of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment and as the designated Prevention Resource Center (PRC) for Service Area 19 covering Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.
• CARF InternationalcoreOthersSoutheast Missouri Behavioral Health was evaluated by a CARF Survey Team in May 2023 and earned a Three-Year Accreditation through June 30, 2026 for multiple programs including Case Management, Community Integration, Detoxification, Outpatient Treatment, Prevention/Diversion, Residential Treatment, and Employment Services.
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Vocational RehabilitationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent Placement Services (IPS) is a joint community support program between Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education division of Vocational Rehabilitation. IPS provides support for education, training, interviewing skills and various other employment related needs.
• Missouri Behavioral Health CouncilminorOthersThe $3.4 million Poplar Bluff clinic project is funded with a 60/40 capital improvement match through the Missouri Behavioral Health Counsel and the Missouri Department of Mental Health.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Compass Health Network: Missouri-based nonprofit community mental health center providing outpatient behavioral health, substance use treatment, and crisis services across multiple counties; directly comparable in service mix, target population, and nonprofit community-based delivery model.
• Ozark Center: Missouri-based behavioral health provider offering outpatient, residential, and crisis services in the Joplin region; comparable in service portfolio, target population, and nonprofit community delivery model.
• Preferred Family Healthcare: Multi-state nonprofit behavioral health and substance use disorder provider, now part of the Brightli/Centerstone network; directly comparable in residential treatment, MAT, and community-based service offerings.
• Places for People: St. Louis-based nonprofit behavioral health provider serving individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders through outpatient, housing, and employment programs; comparable in integrated community behavioral health delivery.
• Burrell Behavioral Health: Missouri-based nonprofit community behavioral health provider offering outpatient counseling, MAT, and crisis services; now part of the same Brightli/Centerstone merged organization as SEMOBH, making it a direct organizational and service-line peer.
• Brightli (formerly Family Partners): Parent organization of SEMOBH and one of the largest nonprofit behavioral health networks in the US; comparable in service portfolio and operational footprint, and the entity that absorbed SEMOBH in 2023.
• Comtrea: Missouri community mental health center serving Jefferson and surrounding counties with outpatient, crisis, and substance use services; comparable nonprofit community behavioral health provider with similar CARF-accredited programs.
• Centerstone: Nashville-based nonprofit behavioral health provider that merged with Brightli in November 2025, forming the largest US nonprofit behavioral health provider; SEMOBH now operates under the unified Centerstone brand.

Regional players

• Family Counseling Center, Inc. Community behavioral health provider serving southeast Missouri and surrounding regions with outpatient mental health, substance use treatment, and developmental disability services; highly comparable in geography and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Lakeland Behavioral Health System: Missouri-based psychiatric hospital system providing inpatient mental health and substance use treatment; comparable in clinical focus but operates at a higher acuity facility-based level rather than SEMOBH's outpatient/community model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/semobh
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• Facebookfacebook.com/semo.behavioralhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/6989508
• Instagraminstagram.com/semobehavioralhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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