EPIC Behavioral Healthcare

What EPIC Behavioral Healthcare does

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare is a nonprofit behavioral health organization founded on October 10, 1973, headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, and serving St. Johns and Flagler Counties. It delivers a continuum of care for substance use disorders and mental health conditions, including outpatient counseling and psychiatry, medication-assisted recovery services (MARS) using Buprenorphine and Naltrexone, residential detoxification and treatment, sober-living housing (Second Wind Village), rapid-response and co-responder crisis intervention, and a slate of prevention and youth programs such as the CATCH My Breath vaping curriculum. The organization serves over 6,000 individuals annually across six campus locations and is CARF accredited and licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families.

EPIC's specialized programming is organized into a small number of branded service lines: Same Day Access (walk-in crisis screening), Rapid Response (60-minute mobile crisis and law-enforcement co-responder teams), MARS (medication-assisted treatment with prenatal/Mother & Child track), Recovery Center (24/7 detox, 30-day residential, stepped-down outpatient), Second Wind Village (sober living for men, women, and women with children), CORE Network access for St. Johns County, Prevention Programs (QPR/ITAI/YMHFA suicide prevention, Active Parenting, Anger Management, Tobacco Citation), and Criminal Justice Programs (Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Treatment Court, JET, SMART, SIGHT). Technology differentiation is driven by clinical integration with law enforcement, depth of community referral networks, and 50+ years of operating history rather than proprietary software platforms.

The organization is funded through a hybrid nonprofit revenue model: third-party reimbursement from commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and managed care plans (Aetna, Ambetter, Sunshine, Cigna, Florida Blue, Humana, Magellan, TRICARE, TriWest, United Healthcare); a sliding-fee self-pay scale with a no-turn-away policy; community donations and grants (stated social return of $4-$7 per donated dollar); state legislative appropriations including $750,000 in June 2025; and proceeds from large recurring fundraising events (Flower & Garden Expo, Taste of St. Augustine, Race to the Taste, Recovery Fair, Ancient City Kids Day, St. Augustine Giving Day). Distribution is regional and physical-channel-driven across six campuses plus sober-living real estate, with no digital self-service channel beyond marketing communications.

Name

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare

Legal name

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare

Website

https://epicbh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare is a nonprofit behavioral health provider in St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida, delivering outpatient, residential, medication-assisted, crisis, and prevention services for substance use and mental health conditions across six campuses, serving 6,000+ individuals annually since 1973.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health counseling
• Medication assisted treatment
• Crisis intervention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Augustine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: EPIC accepts most commercial insurances, Medicaid, Medicare, and various managed care plans including Aetna, Ambetter, Sunshine, Cigna, Florida Blue, Humana, Magellan, TRICARE, TriWest, and United Healthcare
2. Sliding Scale Self-Pay: Subsidized services based on household size and income for those without insurance or with high deductibles. EPIC never turns anyone away due to lack of ability to pay
3. Donations and Grants: Community donations through the Community Alliance Partner program and direct donations. Every dollar contributed returns $4-$7 in reduced costs to the community
4. Legislative Funding: State legislative funding from Opioid Settlement Trust and contributions from St. Johns County supporting women in recovery and residential services
5. Event Revenue: Proceeds from community events including Flower & Garden Expo, Taste of St. Augustine, and other fundraising events that benefit EPIC recovery programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare provides a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health services including outpatient counseling, psychiatric treatment, medication-assisted recovery (MARS), residential detox, sober living housing (Second Wind Village), 24/7 rapid response crisis intervention, prevention programs, and criminal justice programs across six campuses in St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida. The nonprofit organization serves over 6,000 individuals annually, accepts most major insurances, and offers sliding scale self-pay so no one is turned away for inability to pay.

Product overview

EPIC Behavioral Healthcare is a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization providing a continuum of care for individuals and families affected by substance use and mental health disorders. The organization operates as a unified platform of integrated services organized into distinct programs: Outpatient Counseling & Psychiatric Treatment offering mental health evaluations, medication management, ADHD testing, and therapy for children (ages 4+), adolescents, adults, and families; MARS (Medication Assisted Recovery Services) combining medications (Buprenorphine and Naltrexone) with counseling for opioid and alcohol use disorders; Recovery Center providing detoxification, residential treatment, and outpatient services; Second Wind Village Sober Living providing structured housing with life skills training and employment support; Rapid Response Services and Same Day Access for crisis intervention; Prevention Programs including youth education, suicide prevention training, and Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring; Criminal Justice Programs including Drug Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and jail-based transition services; and CORE (Coordinated Opioid Recovery) network. The organization also hosts community fundraising events including the Flower & Garden Expo, Taste of St. Augustine, Race to the Taste, Recovery Fair, and Ancient City Kids Day. EPIC operates six campuses across St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida, and is CARF accredited, having served over 6,000 people annually since 1973.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Second Wind Village: A sober living housing program dedicated to supporting individuals with substance use disorders, providing safe and structured environment for residents in recovery. Includes services for women with children.
• MARS (Medication Assisted Recovery Services)
• CORE (Coordinated Opioid Recovery)
• Rapid Response Services

Products and services

• Outpatient Counseling & Psychiatric Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 6,000 individuals annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Augustine Historical Community Development Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2026Coalition partner spearheading the $8 million West Augustine Health and Wellness Center project. EPIC opened an office in the new 14,000-square-foot facility to provide outpatient mental health and psychiatry services to the underserved West Augustine community.
• St. Johns County Drug CourtcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2002EPIC has been sole provider of substance use and mental health services for St. Johns County Drug Court since 2002. Supports nonviolent individuals with drug-related charges through counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and support groups.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Johns CountycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 1994EPIC has sponsored BBBS since 1994. Mentoring program helps prevent alcohol and drug use among children. EPIC coordinates BBBS volunteers and hosts fundraisers including Ancient City Kids Day.
• Wildflower CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Wildflower Clinic at the West Augustine Health & Wellness Clinic to enhance access to services for the West Augustine community, addressing increasing needs of families and individuals regardless of ability to pay.
• Florida Department of Children and FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network, established by DCF in partnership with state health agencies to strengthen and expand substance use care across Florida. EPIC serves as trusted access point for support in St. Johns County.
• iSaveFL Overdose Prevention ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPIC is part of the iSaveFL program distributing free Naloxone (Narcan) kits across Florida. Over 2 million free kits distributed, 65,000+ lives saved. EPIC provides Narcan at all five campuses.
• St. Johns County Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJET (Jail-based EPIC Transition Team) Program collaboration helping high utilizers of criminal justice system transition from jail to community with mental health/substance use treatment, peer support, and care coordination.
• Flagler County Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJET Program partnership with Flagler County Sheriff's Office for jail-based transition services. SMART (Successful Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Treatment) Program implemented at the Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.
• Veterans Treatment Court (7th Judicial Circuit)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEPIC is community partner providing substance use and mental health services to veterans in the Veterans Treatment Court program, assisting with PTSD, TBI, substance use, mental health disorders and access to earned benefits.
• Talkable Communities ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration of five Northeast Florida non-profits offering free mental health and suicide prevention training including QPR, It's Time to Talk about It, and Youth Mental Health First Aid programs.
• Lauren's KidsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosting Walk in My Shoes: St. Augustine event in partnership with Lauren's Kids for child abuse prevention awareness, a 1,500-mile statewide journey to prevent child sexual abuse.
• St. Johns County Health & Human ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Spring Community Baby Shower event focused on prevention education for families including safe sleep, car seat safety, infant CPR, and water safety.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• David Lawrence Centers: Nonprofit behavioral health provider serving Collier County and southwest Florida with outpatient, residential, detox, crisis, and prevention programs — analogous regional peer.
• Meridian Behavioral Healthcare: Nonprofit community behavioral health provider in north-central Florida offering outpatient mental health, substance use treatment, crisis services, and supported housing — closely matching EPIC's CARF-accredited, sliding-scale, multi-county model.
• Lifestream Behavioral Center: Florida-based nonprofit community behavioral health system offering crisis stabilization, inpatient, outpatient, and substance use services across central Florida — directly comparable operating model.
• Aspire Health Partners: Florida nonprofit operating across central Florida with a similar mix of mental health, substance use, residential, and prevention services. Comparable in size and nonprofit mission structure.
• Gateway Foundation: National nonprofit specializing in substance use disorder treatment across the full continuum (detox, residential, outpatient, MAT). Comparable in CARF-accredited nonprofit model and medication-assisted recovery focus.
• Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare: Florida-based nonprofit providing a similar continuum of behavioral health and substance use services including detox, residential, outpatient, and crisis care. Operates multiple campuses and criminal justice programs in central/northeast Florida, making it the closest peer in mission, scale, and service mix.

Others

• Florida Department of Children and Families — CORE Network: State-level partner/funding network of substance use access points that EPIC participates in. Functions as an ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor — peer in the sense that other CORE access points across Florida are programmatically comparable to EPIC's CORE site.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Johns County: Long-standing local nonprofit partner of EPIC since 1994 for youth mentoring/prevention. Operates as an adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, but shares EPIC's nonprofit, prevention-focused community model.

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Established nonprofit addiction treatment organization with residential and outpatient programs. Comparable in nonprofit integrated SUD care model and CARF accreditation, but operating at national scale.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Largest U.S. nonprofit addiction treatment operator with residential, outpatient, and prevention programs nationally. Sets the incumbent standard for CARF-accredited integrated SUD care against which EPIC's regional model is benchmarked.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYOIo7SQBSUYr54F-HHg64Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/EPICBH
• Instagraminstagram.com/epicbh_staug
• Xx.com/EpicBH_stAug
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epic-behavioral-health

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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