Comprehensive Mental Health Services

Name

Comprehensive Mental Health Services

Legal name

Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc.

Website

https://thecmhs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH), School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Substance use treatment
• Behavioral health services
• Crisis intervention
• Psychiatric services

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/Medicaid Contracts: As a state-designated Community Mental Health Center (CMHC), CMHS receives funding through Missouri Department of Mental Health and Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund for providing behavioral health services to the community.
2. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue from providing mental health treatment, substance use services, psychiatric services, and crisis intervention to clients covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Nonprofit receives donations through Circle of Hope membership program (Inspirers $1,200-$9,999 annually, Encouragers $10,000+ annually), general donations, and legacy giving through estate planning.
4. Healthcare Home Services: Integrated healthcare services including physical health coordination for behavioral health clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS) is a non-profit community mental health center delivering behavioral health, substance use, psychiatric, and crisis intervention services to residents of Eastern Jackson County and the Urban Core of Kansas City. The organization operates 10 physical locations including a 24-hour Behavioral Crisis Center, walk-in Open Access points, outpatient clinics, residential treatment facilities, and school-based programs. Following its January 2022 merger with Burrell Behavioral Health, CMHS functions as a regional service hub within a combined 2,000+ employee behavioral health network serving Missouri and Arkansas.

Product overview

Comprehensive Mental Health Services (CMHS) is a non-profit community mental health center that has operated for over 50 years, now serving as one of four regional hubs under Burrell Behavioral Health following a January 2022 merger. The organization operates a dual service structure covering Youth Services and Adult Services, providing behavioral health and substance use treatment across Eastern Jackson County and the Urban Core of Kansas City. Youth Services include Healthcare Home, Open Access/Walk-In, Outpatient, Psychiatry, School-Based Services, Treatment Family Home/Professional Parent Home/Respite (TFH/PPH), Youth Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation (YCSTAR), Youth Prevention Services, and Youth Community Support. Adult Services include Adult Community Support, the 24-hour Behavioral Crisis Center (BCC), Crisis Services, Recovery Services, and residential substance use treatment (Gateway House for men, Lotus House for women). Additional residential programs include Turning Point Group Home and New Connections transitional housing. CMHS also publishes the annual Youth Mental Health Report as a resource for families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Behavioral Crisis Center (BCC): 24/7 walk-in crisis center for individuals experiencing mental health or substance-use crises.
• Circle of Hope
• Hope Builders Legacy Circle

Products and services

• Youth Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 percent of kids who receive mental health care receive it in a school setting
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BrightlicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Brightli and CMHS (under Burrell) announced plans to merge with Centerstone to create nation's largest nonprofit provider of behavioral health services. Merger set to close in November 2025.
• Burrell Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Merger completed January 2022. CMHS continues under its name and serves as Burrell's fourth regional service hub. Combined entity employs 2,000+ people serving behavioral health needs across Missouri and Arkansas.
• MHCA (Mental Health Corporation of America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting mental health services and advocacy
• Missouri Department of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government agency providing funding and oversight as the state-designated Community Mental Health Center
• Jackson County Community Mental Health FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-level funding source for mental health services in the service area
• Genoa HealthcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationPharmacy services integrated at William H. Kyles Building location for on-site prescription services
• United WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner providing community support and funding
• Children's Mercy Pediatric Care NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud member of pediatric healthcare network for coordinated children's services
• Health Care Collaborative of Rural MissouriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing full-service dental clinic co-located at Pierson D. Phillips Building
• Swope Health ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner co-located at William H. Kyles Building
• CommCareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity care partner organization
• REACH Healthcare FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare foundation providing grant support and resources
• Children's Services FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty fund supporting children's services and programs
• Mental Health First Aid MissouriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner for mental health first aid certification
• First Step for HelpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal resource partner for crisis and support services
• Gardner ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for New Connections facility renovation including kitchen renovation and office/group space construction

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Magellan Health: Managed behavioral health organization administering behavioral health benefits for Medicaid and commercial plans. Comparable as a behavioral health payer and care management counterpart that contracts with CMHCs such as CMHS rather than delivering services directly at scale.
• Universal Health Services (Behavioral Health Division): Large publicly traded health system with a behavioral health division operating acute psychiatric hospitals and residential facilities. Comparable inpatient and residential behavioral health services but competes primarily through commercial insurance rather than Medicaid CMHC contracts.
• Acadia Healthcare: Nationwide for-profit behavioral health operator running inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient clinics. Provides comparable specialty behavioral health services at much larger scale via commercial payer mix rather than CMHC-designated government contracts.

Direct peers

• Centerstone: One of the largest nonprofit behavioral health providers in the U.S., headquartered in Nashville, TN. Announced a three-way merger with Brightli and Burrell/CMHS set to close November 2025, giving it directly comparable scale, nonprofit CMHC-style service model, and overlapping public-sector payer mix.
• Compass Health Network: Missouri-based nonprofit community mental health center operating CMHC-designated services across the state with comparable sliding-scale, Medicaid, and state funding structure; directly competes for state contract allocations and workforce in overlapping Missouri regions.
• Burrell Behavioral Health: Parent entity since the January 2022 merger; Springfield, MO-based nonprofit CMHC serving southwest Missouri, central Missouri, and northwest Arkansas. CMHS operates as Burrell's fourth regional hub, sharing the same state-designated CMHC operating model and Medicaid/state funding structure.
• Tri-County Mental Health Services: Community mental health center providing outpatient, crisis, and substance use services in Missouri. Closely comparable state-designated CMHC nonprofit model with Medicaid and state Department of Mental Health funding; competes for the same regional contract and referral dynamics.
• Ozark Center: Community mental health center operated by Freeman Health System in Joplin, MO. Comparable state-designated CMHC providing outpatient, crisis, and substance use services funded through the same Missouri Department of Mental Health framework as CMHS.
• Brightli: Missouri-based nonprofit behavioral health and human services organization merging with Centerstone and Burrell/CMHS. Operates community mental health and substance use programs across multiple states with a comparable nonprofit payer mix and continuum of services including crisis, residential, and outpatient.

Others

• Community Care Plan / Centene Behavioral Health: Large Medicaid managed care organization with significant behavioral health membership in Missouri and adjacent states. Functions as a payer counterpart rather than direct competitor; relevant because Medicaid MCO rate decisions directly shape CMHS reimbursement economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ComprehensiveMH
• Facebookfacebook.com/Comprehensive-Mental-Health-Services-Inc-1662395580652307
• Instagraminstagram.com/the_cmhs_inc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comprehensive-mental-health-services-inc.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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