East Central Mental Health

What East Central Mental Health does

East Central Mental Health Center is a public non-profit community mental health corporation founded in 1988 and operating under the authority of Alabama Act 310. It serves the residents of Bullock, Macon, and Pike Counties in southeast Alabama through a network of physical offices in Troy, Brundidge, Union Springs, and Tuskegee. The organization is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors appointed by local governments and led by Executive Director Don Schofield. It delivers mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services across a comprehensive service portfolio that includes adult and child/adolescent outpatient therapy, case management, 24/7 crisis intervention, in-home intervention teams, school-based mental health services across four school systems, residential services (including the Spring Manor facility), substance use intensive outpatient treatment, a rehabilitative day program, and a Patient Assistance Program for medication access.

The organization does not operate a proprietary technology platform. Its core technology consists of standard operational systems for clinical service delivery, a Relias-based staff training portal, a website with consumer resources and donation processing via PayPal, and a Facebook presence for community engagement. There are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no API or SDK offerings, no proprietary software products, and no patent or trademark filings. Service delivery is performed by professionally trained clinical staff across multiple modalities including individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric assessment, medication monitoring, crisis intervention, and psychological testing.

Revenue is generated through three streams: Medicaid and other government insurance reimbursements for covered services, a sliding-scale fee structure for uninsured and underinsured patients based on annual income and family size, and donations from the community. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition occurs primarily through healthcare provider and law enforcement referrals, the Access to Care intake line, community outreach at health fairs and school events, and partnerships with local schools, hospitals, and community agencies. The organization serves highly distributed individual patients and families rather than enterprise accounts, with no named institutional customers.

Name

East Central Mental Health

Legal name

East Central Mental Health Center

Website

https://eastcentralmhc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

East Central Mental Health Center is a public non-profit community mental health corporation providing mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services to residents of Bullock, Macon, and Pike Counties in Alabama through outpatient offices, school-based programs, residential care, and 24/7 crisis intervention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Substance abuse treatment
• Crisis intervention services
• Intellectual disability services
• Outpatient behavioral health

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Medicaid and Government Insurance: As a comprehensive community mental health center, ECMHC receives reimbursement through Medicaid and other government insurance programs for covered mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services provided to eligible citizens.
2. Sliding Scale Fee for Uninsured/Underinsured: Consumers may apply for discounted fees based on annual income and family size. The center also offers a Patient Assistance Program (PAP) providing medications at reduced or no cost for those who cannot afford them.
3. Donations: The center accepts donations to support their mission of providing healthcare access to the community. Donations are processed through PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

East Central Mental Health Center is a public non-profit community mental health center that delivers direct mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services to residents of Bullock, Macon, and Pike Counties in Alabama. Services are provided by professionally trained clinical staff through outpatient offices, in-home intervention teams, school-based programs, residential facilities, and 24/7 crisis intervention.

Product overview

East Central Mental Health Center provides a comprehensive community mental health system offering mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services. The organization operates multiple service lines including Adult Mental Illness Outpatient Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Illness Outpatient Services, Emergency/Crisis Services (24/7), Case Management, In-Home Intervention Services (adult and child/adolescent), Patient Assistance Program for medications, Rehabilitative Day Program, Residential Services, and Substance Use Adult Intensive Outpatient treatment. Services are provided across Pike, Bullock, and Macon Counties in Alabama through multiple locations including Troy, Union Springs, and Tuskegee. The center also provides School-Based Mental Health Services and Access to Care as entry points. The organization does not operate as a unified software platform but rather as a collection of clinical service programs delivered by professionally trained staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Mental Illness Outpatient Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Services available 24/7 for crisis intervention
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Behavioral Healthcare Alliance of AlabamaOthersThe Behavioral Healthcare Alliance of Alabama is referenced as a resource/affiliation for East Central Mental Health Center. This organization likely represents community mental health centers across Alabama and may provide advocacy, training, and networking support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• WellStone (North Alabama Mental Health Authority): Alabama community mental health center providing outpatient, crisis, residential, and substance abuse services across multiple north Alabama counties under similar Act 310 governance — directly comparable in mandate, funding mix, and service portfolio.
• AltaPointe Health Systems: Large Alabama-based community mental health center serving Mobile and surrounding counties with comprehensive mental health, ID, and substance abuse services — comparable scope but greater scale and geographic breadth than ECMHC.
• Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority: Alabama community mental health authority serving the Montgomery region under Act 310 governance with outpatient, residential, crisis, and case management services — directly comparable mission, structure, and patient population.
• West Alabama Mental Health Center: Community mental health center serving rural west Alabama counties with mental health, substance abuse, and ID services through outpatient and school-based programs — closely comparable rural footprint and service model.
• Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center (Bibb Medical Center-affiliated): Community mental health center serving northwest Alabama counties with comparable scope of mental health, ID, and substance abuse services in a rural setting — directly comparable peer by mandate and delivery model.

Regional players

• Eastpointe (Behavioral Health MCO): North Carolina-based managed care organization coordinating Medicaid behavioral health services; functionally comparable as a public-mandate behavioral health entity but operates as a payer/MCO rather than direct provider — relevant for understanding ECMHC's regulatory and reimbursement environment.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: National for-profit behavioral health operator with extensive psychiatric residential and outpatient facilities; serves overlapping patient populations (mental illness, substance abuse) but operates at much greater scale with different capital structure and mission.
• Universal Health Services (UHS) Behavioral Health: Large publicly-traded health system with a substantial behavioral health division operating acute psychiatric and residential facilities nationwide; broader incumbent offering similar services but with for-profit capital structure and urban-centric footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/east.central.560
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-central-mental-health-mental-retardation-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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