Name

TriWest

Legal name

TriWest Group

Website

https://triwestgroup.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health and Human Services Consulting

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & MTSS/RTI Tiered SEL Supports (EDAKAMAE)

Keywords

• Health and human services consulting
• Behavioral health evaluation
• Program evaluation services
• Policy analysis consulting
• Evidence-based practice implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: TriWest generates revenue through consulting engagements with government agencies, healthcare providers, foundations, and other health and human service organizations. Services include evaluation, planning, system improvement, and technical assistance provided on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TriWest is a health and human services consulting company that provides behavioral health system assessment and redesign, data analysis and visualization, program evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, program implementation, training, and technical assistance to government agencies, health providers, insurers, foundations, schools, and human service organizations. Its work spans healthcare, behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile and criminal justice, and other social service systems, with a focus on evidence-based practices and financing of services.

Product overview

TriWest is a health and human services consulting company offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a software product. Their core offerings include Behavioral Health System Assessment & Redesign, Data Analysis & Visualization, Management Consulting & Strategic Planning, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School-Based Mental Health Systems, and Training & Technical Assistance. These services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, analysts, economists, and researchers who work with government agencies, health providers, and foundations to improve health and human service systems. The company specializes in behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and substance use prevention, providing evaluation, consultation, and implementation support across federal, state, tribal, and local levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Behavioral Health System Assessment & Redesign Conducting assessments of behavioral health systems at state, county, and provider levels to redesign service arrays for effective community-based care, including integrated physical and behavioral health. Specializing in designing systems of care for children and youth with serious behavioral health challenges and crisis services models.
• Data Analysis & Visualization Providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis capabilities, including work with large statewide person-level data sets, claims data, hospital discharge records, and custom population estimates, with outputs delivered through interactive maps, infographics, and dashboards.
• Management Consulting & Strategic Planning Helping health and human service organizations improve performance through independent analysis of structures, operations, and quality management approaches, and supporting mergers and organizational transitions.
• Policy Analysis Developing, implementing, and evaluating health and human services policies affecting delivery and financing of services for people of all ages, with specialization in policies affecting children, youth, families, and criminal justice-involved populations.
• Program Evaluation Using evaluation as a tool to help programs succeed by clarifying program values, maintaining focus on core goals, and providing timely and practical analyses and reports, including support for federally-funded projects and large multi-jurisdictional evaluations.
• Program Implementation Helping states, regions, counties, and providers implement services, policies, and financing to support delivery of high-quality care, and implementing evidence-based practices including Assertive Community Treatment, Multisystemic Therapy, and the Matrix Model.
• School-Based Mental Health Systems & Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Conducting school mental health service assessments using a multi-tiered systems of support framework to improve academic outcomes by addressing social and emotional needs of all students.
• Training & Technical Assistance Providing training for behavioral health practitioners, child welfare and juvenile justice staff, and program managers in delivery and financing of evidence-based practices, with emphasis on progressive training and ongoing skill development.
• Opioid Settlement Planning and Evaluation Developing guidance and providing technical assistance to help states, counties, and municipalities plan for effective use of opioid settlement funds, including assessment of impact on workforce and employer toolkit development.

Quantifiable outcome

• TriWest's evaluation of Colorado's State Innovation Model (SIM) worked with a $65 million federal grant and addressed 26 distinct evaluation questions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Healthy Minds Policy InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTriWest has worked continuously with Healthy Minds Policy Initiative since 2019 to advance mental health policy and system transformation in Oklahoma. TriWest provides policy research and population health analysis for the initiative.
• Washington Department of Social and Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTriWest collaborated with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services on a forensic bed demand study focused on inpatient competency evaluation and restoration for the United States District Court appointed court monitor.
• Office of the Court Monitor, United States District Court for the Western District of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTriWest conducted a forensic bed demand study on behalf of the court-appointed monitor, analyzing factors driving statewide bed demand and creating a web-based forecasting tool.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OMNI Institute: OMNI Institute is a small behavioral health and social-science consulting firm that conducts program evaluation, implementation science, and community-based research for public agencies and foundations — directly comparable in scale, methodology, and customer type to TriWest.
• Human Services Research Institute (HSRI): HSRI is a mission-driven research and consulting organization focused on behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and human services systems — directly comparable in mission and customer base to TriWest.
• Advocates for Human Potential: Advocates for Human Potential is a behavioral health and human services consulting firm that advises states, counties, and providers on system redesign, evidence-based practice implementation, and financing — directly comparable in services and customer profile to TriWest.

Broad incumbents

• Manatt Health: Manatt Health is a national health policy and consulting practice within Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, providing strategy, financing, and policy advice to state agencies and health systems — comparable public-sector client base and behavioral health focus, but much larger and broader.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a large research and evaluation firm that conducts program evaluations, policy analytics, and technical assistance for federal and state agencies — overlapping RFP competition on state Medicaid and behavioral health evaluations.
• ICF International: ICF International is a large public-sector consulting firm with a dedicated health, education, and social programs practice that competes for SAMHSA, CMS, and state behavioral health technical-assistance contracts at significant scale.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a major research, consulting, and program-implementation firm serving federal, state, and foundation clients on health and human services evaluations — directly competing on the same RFP types.
• Westat: Westat is a large employee-owned research firm that provides statistical, evaluation, and survey services to HHS, SAMHSA, and state agencies — competes for program evaluation work similar to TriWest's engagements.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is a large independent research institution that conducts program evaluation, survey research, and policy analysis for federal health and human services agencies — competing for similar evaluation and technical-assistance contracts.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a leading policy research organization with a dedicated health and social policy group conducting behavioral health and criminal justice research for federal, state, and foundation clients — overlapping mission and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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