Community Bridges

What Community Bridges does

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is a private, Arizona-domiciled nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider founded in 1982 and headquartered in Mesa, AZ. It operates a full continuum of integrated substance use disorder and mental health services across Arizona, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC, serving individuals, families, and special populations including women and children, adolescents, individuals with serious mental illness, veterans, professionals requiring monitored recovery, and homeless or at-risk populations. Service lines span Crisis Stabilization, Prevention, Inpatient, Residential, Supportive Housing, Crisis Mobile Team, Shelters & Outreach, Health Homes, an Opioid Treatment Program (including medication-assisted treatment), and Special Population programs, with peer support embedded throughout. Its operating model is a unified, low-barrier-to-entry approach combining education, therapy, housing, medications, peer support, and other supportive services under personalized treatment plans.

Community Bridges generates revenue primarily through government contracts and healthcare reimbursement rather than direct patient payment. Named revenue streams include Pima County opioid settlement funding ($1.8M initial contract for the SAFR Center extended to $2.2M in June 2026), AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid) reimbursement enabled by AHCCCS provider certification, and contracted operations such as the District of Columbia Stabilization Center in partnership with the DC Department of Behavioral Health. Most patient-facing services carry no direct cost to the individual. The organization is CARF-accredited and has operated continuously for over 40 years, sustaining multi-state physical facilities and 24/7 crisis access via phone and patient portal (NextMD). Growth signals are concentrated in new crisis/sobering facilities, expanded public-sector contracting, and incremental geographic footprint, with no disclosed M&A, venture funding, or AI/technology differentiation in the available data.

Name

Community Bridges

Legal name

Community Bridges, Inc.

Website

https://communitybridgesaz.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Community Bridges, Inc. is a private Arizona-based nonprofit founded in 1982 that delivers an integrated continuum of substance use, mental health, crisis stabilization, and supportive housing services across Arizona, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC. It serves individuals, families, and special populations (women and children, adolescents, veterans, SMI, and homeless/at-risk groups) primarily through government contracts and AHCCCS Medicaid reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health Crisis Services Management (988/Hotlines/Mobile Crisis Coordination) (HLAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Behavioral healthcare services
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health services
• Crisis stabilization
• Supportive housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts & Settlement Funds: Funded through government contracts including Pima County opioid settlement funds ($1.8M contract for SAFR Center operations) and public health funding.
2. Healthcare Reimbursement: Services likely billed through AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) Medicaid program and other health insurance providers for behavioral health services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Community Bridges delivers a full continuum of integrated behavioral healthcare services spanning prevention, crisis stabilization, inpatient and residential treatment, opioid treatment, supportive housing, peer support, and community education for individuals with substance use and mental health needs. Services are delivered through 24/7 crisis hotlines, walk-in facilities, the NextMD patient portal, and direct government-funded programs across Arizona, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC.

Product overview

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) provides a full continuum of integrated behavioral healthcare services in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC. Founded in 1982, the organization operates as a unified service model offering crisis intervention, treatment, housing, and community support programs. The portfolio includes specialized facilities like the SAFR Center (opening January 2026) and the DC Stabilization Center, alongside core services spanning Crisis Stabilization, Prevention, Inpatient, Residential, Supportive Housing, Crisis Mobile Team, Health Homes, Opioid Treatment Program, and Special Populations Services. The organization serves individuals, families, and communities through a personalized, integrated approach combining education, therapy, housing, medications, peer support, and other supportive services. A patient portal (NextMD) provides digital access to care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAFR Center: Sobering Alternative for Recovery (SAFR) Center - a medically supported, low-barrier-to-entry space for individuals experiencing substance use disorder, opening in January 2026.
• DCSC

Products and services

• Sobering Alternative for Recovery (SAFR) Center A medically supported, low-barrier-to-entry facility for individuals experiencing substance use disorder, part of the continuum of care providing crisis and recovery services in Pima County, Arizona.
• District of Columbia Stabilization Center (DCSC)

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pima CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2025Pima County Supervisors approved $1.8 million contract with Community Bridges to fund limited operations of the SAFR (Sobering Alternative for Recovery) Center beginning next month, with full referral services starting in early 2026. Funded through opioid settlement funds.
• Mesa Prevention AllianceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 July 2025Community Bridges and Mesa Prevention Alliance co-hosted a free back-to-school event for local families, demonstrating community partnership for prevention and outreach efforts.
• DC Department of Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Bridges operates the District of Columbia Stabilization Center (DCSC) in partnership with the DC Department of Behavioral Health, providing immediate, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year, no cost, low-barrier access to Crisis Stabilization, Outreach, and Supportive Housing services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Southwest Behavioral & Health Services: Arizona-based nonprofit behavioral health provider serving individuals with mental health, substance use, and developmental disability needs. Operates a comparable continuum including crisis services, outpatient, residential, and supportive housing across AZ.
• CODAC Behavioral Health: Arizona-based nonprofit providing integrated behavioral health, opioid treatment, and primary care services to underserved populations. Comparable service portfolio including MAT, residential, and crisis stabilization with similar AHCCCS Medicaid funding model.
• La Frontera Arizona: Arizona nonprofit behavioral health provider offering mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services with residential, outpatient, and crisis programs. Comparable multi-service delivery model and Medicaid dependency.
• ConnectionsAZ: Arizona nonprofit providing behavioral health, substance use, and supportive housing services, including rapid re-housing and crisis programs. Operates in same geographic market with overlapping funding streams and populations.
• Marc Community Resources: Arizona-based integrated behavioral health and human services nonprofit serving SMI populations, individuals with substance use disorders, and the homeless. Comparable full-continuum model including supportive housing and crisis response.

Broad incumbents

• Centerstone: One of the largest U.S. nonprofit behavioral health providers delivering mental health, substance use, and crisis services across multiple states. Comparable full continuum and government contracting model at meaningfully larger scale.
• BayMark Health Services: National opioid treatment and behavioral health provider operating medication-assisted treatment programs across the U.S. Comparable in SUD focus, OTP/MAT services, and Medicaid reimbursement infrastructure.
• Acadia Healthcare: Public, large-scale behavioral health operator running psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment, and outpatient programs nationwide. Overlaps with CBI's residential and crisis service lines but at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Chesapeake Health Care / Calvert County Behavioral Health: Regional behavioral health provider in the Maryland/Virginia area with comparable crisis, MAT, and outpatient programs; an analog of CBI's DC regional positioning in a different Mid-Atlantic jurisdiction.
• NorthCare / Oklahoma City-County Health & Behavioral Health: Regional Oklahoma mental health and substance use provider offering crisis, outpatient, housing, and community-based services. Comparable to CBI's Oklahoma regional operations footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-bridgesinc
• Xx.com/CBI_Arizona
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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