What Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development does

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based nonprofit behavioral health provider founded in 1967, operating a full continuum of outpatient mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services for youth, families, and adults across Northern Colorado. The core clinical offerings include a structured Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (~27–28 hours/week of therapy), a 12-week Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program with gender-specific groups (ages 13–17), Individual and Family Therapy, state-licensed DUI/DWAI classes using the Colorado Impaired Driver Education Program (IDEP) curriculum across therapy Tracks A–D, one-on-one Coaching and Family Services in partnership with Larimer and Weld Counties, Psychological Testing including ADHD and neuropsychological evaluation, the "Boys to Men" and "Becoming You Young Women's" gender-specific support groups, and Play Therapy. Services are delivered at the Fort Collins headquarters, the renovated Greeley outpatient facility at 913 11th Avenue, online/virtual channels statewide in Colorado, and through transportation-supported access for Weld County youth.

The organization's underlying methodology stack is evidence-based and clinical rather than technology- or AI-driven: CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care, and the IDEP curriculum; operations are supported by a standard client portal and a Squarespace-hosted website. A Behavioral Health Administration license underpins the regulated DUI/DWAI program and is a primary point of differentiation.

Turning Point's business model is a hybrid nonprofit revenue structure: (i) insurance billing including Medicaid for behavioral health, mental health, and SUD treatment, (ii) a diversified grant portfolio (Larimer County Behavioral Health Impact Fund, Signal Behavioral Health rural SUD capacity grant, Bohemian Foundation, The Weld Trust, City of Fort Collins, ENT Community Fund, Mckee Wellness Foundation, United Way Thrive by 25, CDPHE Disaster Behavioral Health Initiative), and (iii) individual and corporate donations. Pricing/access is hybrid: insurance with Medicaid acceptance, sliding-scale fees, fee-subsidy support, and grant-funded no-cost services. GTM is direct-to-consumer and referral-based via schools, county programs, courts/probation (for DUI/DWAI), and community partners, with no-waitlist positioning as an operational differentiator. Leadership is Wendy Lee (Executive Director, since April 2024), the organization is governed by an independent Board of Directors, and it carries no parent or external ownership.

Name

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development

Legal name

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development

Website

https://turningpnt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development is a Northern Colorado nonprofit behavioral health provider, founded in 1967, delivering a continuum of mental health, substance use disorder, and DUI/DWAI education services to youth (13–17), families, and adults across Larimer and Weld Counties via Fort Collins and Greeley facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth behavioral health
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health therapy
• Adolescent outpatient programs
• Family counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Collins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Payments: Accepts all major insurances including Medicaid for behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment services
2. Grant Funding: Multiple grant-funded programs including Signal Behavioral Health, Larimer County Behavioral Health Impact Fund, The Weld Trust, Bohemian Foundation, and others that subsidize or eliminate costs for qualifying families
3. Donations: Individual donations and corporate giving to support mission of providing mental health services to Northern Colorado communities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development provides outpatient mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment services to youth, families, and adults in Northern Colorado. Its core service continuum includes adolescent Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), individual and family therapy, psychological testing, DUI/DWAI classes, play therapy, coaching, and targeted group programs for adolescents such as Boys to Men and Becoming You.

Product overview

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development offers a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health services for youth, families, and adults in Northern Colorado. The organization operates as a single unified service offering with multiple interconnected programs including the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) providing intensive full-day therapeutic care (~27-28 hours weekly), the Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) offering structured 12-week group therapy (~6 hours weekly), Individual and Family Therapy, DUI/DWAI Classes (state-licensed Level 2 Tracks A-D), Coaching and Family Services, Psychological Testing, gender-specific support groups (Boys to Men and Becoming You Young Women's Groups), and Play Therapy. Services are accessible through sliding scale fees, Medicaid acceptance, grant-funded programs, and include both in-person and virtual/telehealth options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 years of DUI/DWAI services in Northern Colorado
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greeley Downtown Development AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Match grant supporting facility renovations including fresh paint, improved lighting, updated signage, and front entry changes to reduce flooding risk at the Greeley location.
• Signal Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Funding support for safety improvements including fence installation and security cameras. Grant for Building Substance Use Disorder Service Capacity in Rural Communities enabling IOP expansion to Weld, Morgan, and Logan Counties. Transportation support for Weld County youth.
• Johnstown ScheelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated basketball hoop for staff to use with clients for incentives, group, and behavior coaching activities. Funding support for Play Therapy services through 2025 Fall Annual Giving event.
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Disaster Behavioral Health Initiative to better support Northern Colorado communities in times of disaster. 5 activities funded through grant.
• Colorado Health CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved site for Colorado Health Corps at both Greeley and Fort Collins locations due to being located in shortage areas for mental health and substance use treatment services.
• Blevins Middle SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded $1,000 through Bohemian Give Next Program
• Cache La Poudre Middle SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded $2,500 through Bohemian Give Next Program
• Fossil Ridge High SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded $2,500 through Bohemian Give Next Program
• Rocky Mountain High SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded $1,500 through Bohemian Give Next Program
• Timnath Middle High SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded $1,000 through Bohemian Give Next Program

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SummitStone Health Partners: SummitStone is the primary community mental health center serving Larimer County, headquartered in Fort Collins — the same county and city where Turning Point operates. It offers comparable outpatient, crisis, and youth behavioral health programs under the same county referral ecosystem, making it the closest direct peer.
• Jefferson Center for Mental Health: Jefferson Center is a Colorado community mental health center providing outpatient therapy, substance use treatment, and youth services in the Denver metro. It mirrors Turning Point's model of integrated behavioral health plus DUI/education programming within a multi-county Colorado service area.
• Mental Health Partners (formerly Mental Health Center of Boulder County): Mental Health Partners is a Colorado community mental health nonprofit offering outpatient therapy, substance use treatment, and youth/family services. It operates a similar sliding-scale, Medicaid-accepting, grant-subsidized model that competes for the same regional referral and funder pools as Turning Point.
• North Range Behavioral Health: North Range Behavioral Health serves Weld County and broader Northern Colorado with outpatient mental health, substance use, and youth services. It directly competes with Turning Point's Greeley footprint and accepts similar insurance/Medicaid funding, overlapping on PHP/IOP-style outpatient care.

Others

• Signal Behavioral Health: Signal Behavioral Health is a Colorado funder/intermediary that has granted Turning Point capacity-building dollars for IOP expansion and facility safety. It is included as a network/funder peer rather than direct competitor, representing the upstream grant infrastructure that underwrites Turning Point's rural growth.

Broad incumbents

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Devereux is a large national nonprofit operating residential and community-based behavioral health programs for children, adolescents, and families. It overlaps with Turning Point on evidence-based youth therapy modalities and trauma-informed care, but at far greater scale and geography.
• Brightli (formerly Burrell Behavioral Health): Brightli is a large national behavioral health and human services operator offering outpatient therapy, substance use treatment, and youth services across multiple states. It provides a useful comparison for the operational scale and multi-program continuum Turning Point aspires toward.
• Children's Hospital Colorado: Children's Hospital Colorado runs one of the largest pediatric behavioral health programs in the region, including outpatient therapy, IOP/PHP-equivalent day programs, and neuropsychological testing that overlap directly with Turning Point's service lines for youth and adolescents.

Regional players

• Centennial Mental Health Center: Centennial Mental Health Center is a community mental health center serving northeastern Colorado, including some of the same rural counties (e.g., Logan/Morgan) that Turning Point has now expanded into through Signal-funded IOP programming. It is comparable as a neighboring regional safety-net provider.
• AllHealth Network (formerly AspenPointe): AllHealth Network is one of the largest Colorado behavioral health providers, offering youth/adolescent IOP and PHP, outpatient therapy, and crisis services. It is a broader regional incumbent that competes in some of the same value-based and Medicaid contracts that fund Turning Point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Turning_Point
• Facebookfacebook.com/TurningPointColorado

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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