Children's Health Council

What Children's Health Council does

Children's Health Council (CHC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1953 in Palo Alto, California, delivering integrated mental health and learning differences services to children, teens, and young adults ages 0–25 across San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Its service portfolio spans four integrated pillars: clinical services (individual/family/young child/young adult psychotherapy, DBT skills groups, psychiatry and medication management, speech and occupational therapy) delivered through the Catherine T. Harvey Center; specialized evaluations (psychoeducational, neuropsychological, autism, IQ, speech/language, occupational therapy); two nonpublic therapeutic day schools — Sand Hill School (grades 2–8, dyslexia/ADHD) and Esther B. Clark School (grades K–12, emotional/behavioral); and learning support through the Schwab Learning Center. Signature programs include the free ESPA early autism program and the DBT-based RISE intensive outpatient program, both co-operated with Stanford Children's Health.

The organization's technology stack includes an in-house Measurement-Based Care (MBC) system that tracks client progress using validated questionnaires, the MyCHC client portal organizing 1,000+ expert articles and podcasts, teletherapy delivered via Zoom, and Ellis — an AI educator tool developed through the 2025 Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI program. CHC relies on an interdisciplinary evaluation model producing a single integrated care plan rather than disconnected specialist reports, which is a structural differentiator versus fragmented community mental health providers.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service clinical services (therapy, evaluations, psychiatry, speech, OT) delivered out-of-network with financial assistance ranging from 5% to 90% of cost, tuition from the two specialized schools funded largely by school district referrals, corporate training and school district partnership contracts, and philanthropic donations plus foundation grants from Google.org, Oak Foundation, Schwab Foundation, and StartSmall. In FY2025 CHC served 2,908 clients and partnered with 65+ schools and districts. Distribution combines direct-to-consumer intake through care coordinators with community-led acquisition via school partnerships, parent support groups, and Stanford referral pathways.

Name

Children's Health Council

Legal name

Children's Health Council

Website

https://chconline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Children's Health Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1953 in Palo Alto, California, delivering integrated mental health, learning differences, and specialized educational services to children, teens, and young adults ages 0–25 across the Bay Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mental Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Youth mental health services
• Learning differences support
• Pediatric autism treatment
• ADHD adolescent care
• Therapeutic day schools

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical and Therapeutic Services: CHC generates revenue from fees for evaluations, therapy sessions (individual, family, group), psychiatry and medication management, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Services are provided on a fee-for-service basis. The organization does not bill insurance directly but provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement. Financial assistance is available, ranging from 5% to 90% of cost, based on household income and need.
2. Specialized Schools (Sand Hill School & Esther B. Clark School): Revenue from therapeutic day school tuition for students with learning differences and emotional/behavioral challenges. These are nonpublic schools serving grades K-12, with referrals primarily coming from school districts.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: As a nonprofit, CHC relies on charitable donations from individuals, corporate partners, and foundations. Fundraising events include the CHC Annual Breakfast and the SteelMike Shootout basketball tournament. The organization also receives grants from foundations such as Google.org, Oak Foundation, and StartSmall (Jack Dorsey's initiative).
4. Corporate Training and Community Partnerships: CHC offers corporate services including mental health education and training programs for employees, as well as school partnership programs that deliver services at partner campuses. These B2B engagements generate revenue from organizations and school districts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Children's Health Council (CHC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1953 in Palo Alto, California, that provides integrated mental health, behavioral health, and learning differences services to children, teens, and young adults up to age 25. Its core offerings include diagnostic evaluation, individual and group therapy, medication management, speech-language and occupational therapy, and two therapeutic day schools (Eaton School for adolescents with emotional/behavioral challenges and Sand Hill School for elementary students with language-based learning differences).

Product overview

Children's Health Council (CHC) is a nonprofit healthcare and educational services organization offering an integrated portfolio of mental health, learning differences, and educational services for children, teens, and young adults ages 0–25. The portfolio consists of four integrated pillars: (1) Clinical Services — delivered through the Catherine T. Harvey Center for Clinical Services and encompassing therapy (individual, family, young child, young adult, DBT groups), psychiatry and medication management, speech therapy, and occupational therapy; (2) Specialized Evaluations — psychoeducational, neuropsychological, autism, IQ/intellectual, speech and language, and occupational therapy evaluations; (3) Two Therapeutic Schools — Esther B. Clark School (grades K–12) and Sand Hill School (grades 2–8); and (4) Learning Support — through the Schwab Learning Center providing one-on-one executive function coaching and academic support for students with ADHD, dyslexia, and learning differences. These services are tied together by the MyCHC client portal, the free Resource Library (1,000+ articles), the Voices of Compassion podcast, the Measurement-Based Care tracking system, and teletherapy via Zoom. Specialized programs include ESPA (Early Support Program for Autism, ages 0–5), RISE Intensive Outpatient Program (DBT-based, ages 13–18), CHC Ravenswood (bilingual services in East Palo Alto), and Ellis (AI educator tool in beta). CHC operates four physical locations (Palo Alto, San Jose, East Palo Alto) and serves clients across San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Catherine T. Harvey Center for Clinical Services: Multidisciplinary care center providing therapy, evaluations, psychiatry, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and consultation for ages 0-25.
• Sand Hill School
• Esther B. Clark School
• Schwab Learning Center
• RISE Intensive Outpatient Program
• Early Support Program for Autism (ESPA)

Products and services

• Diagnostic Evaluation Services
• Therapy and Counseling Services
• Medication Management
• Eaton School
• Sand Hill School
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Teletherapy Services
• Parent Education and Training Programs
• School and Corporate Consultation

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 2,908 clients across San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties in Fiscal Year 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Brightlife Kids and SolunacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2024CHC partnered with Brightlife Kids and Soluna — digital platforms offering mental health support — to expand access to mental health resources for children, teens, and young adults. The partnership leverages digital platforms to complement CHC's in-person clinical services, extending reach beyond the Bay Area.
• Stanford Children's HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford Children's Health is a co-operator of two key CHC programs: ESPA (Early Support Program for Autism) for children ages 0-5, and RISE (Intensive Outpatient Program) for teens ages 13-18. ESPA is offered at no cost to families after an autism diagnosis. Stanford psychiatry fellows also train with CHC's psychiatry team as part of Stanford Medicine's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program. The partnership combines Stanford's academic medical resources with CHC's community-based service delivery.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pacific Clinics: California-wide nonprofit providing behavioral health, mental health, and supportive services to children, youth, and families. Comparable as a multi-county youth mental health nonprofit with school-linked service delivery.
• Child Mind Institute: New York-based nonprofit providing integrated mental health and learning disorders care for children. Closest analog to CHC: combines evaluations, therapy, psychiatry, and educational support under one roof with strong research orientation.
• Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services with a major focus on children, teens, and families. Comparable California nonprofit with school partnerships and a similar sliding-scale, community-anchored care model.
• Edgewood Center for Children and Families: Bay Area nonprofit serving children and adolescents with mental health, behavioral, and learning challenges through residential, school-based, and outpatient programs. Direct regional peer with overlapping therapeutic day school and family service offerings.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating nonpublic special education schools and behavioral health programs for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and learning differences. Highly comparable as a multi-state operator of therapeutic K-12 schools plus clinical services.
• Seneca Family of Agencies: Bay Area and California-wide nonprofit providing intensive mental health, educational, and family support services for youth. Comparable therapeutic school, in-home, and community-based service mix serving similar high-acuity populations.

Broad incumbents

• UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals: Major Bay Area pediatric health system offering child and adolescent psychiatry, neuropsychology, and developmental services. Broader incumbent competing for the same patient families with deeper payer contracts and inpatient capabilities.
• Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford: Bay Area academic pediatric hospital that is both CHC's flagship partner and a broader incumbent offering pediatric mental health, learning differences, and developmental services at greater scale and with deeper insurance integration.

Emerging players

• Brightlife Kids: Digital mental health platform for kids and teens that is a CHC distribution partner. Emerging player that could either extend CHC's reach or, over time, disintermediate lower-acuity therapy and coaching services.
• Soluna: Digital platform offering mental health support for youth and families, partnering with CHC to expand access. Emerging digital complement that signals the direction in which lower-acuity youth mental health services are likely to migrate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@chconline
• Xx.com/CHC_paloalto

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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