CTSHealth

What CTSHealth does

CTSHealth (legally and formerly Carolina Therapeutic Services) is a privately held, Black-owned integrated behavioral healthcare provider founded by Clarence Sutton in 2006 in North Carolina, with headquarters in Gastonia, NC. The organization began focused on foster care placement and adoption services for children in need and has since broadened into a full-spectrum behavioral health agency delivering mental, medical, and social health services through community, outpatient, and specialty foster care programs. It serves children, adolescents, adults, and families—with a stated emphasis on underserved and minority communities—addressing conditions including PTSD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, oppositional defiant disorder, and suicidal ideation.

The service portfolio is delivered as a unified clinical offering rather than a technology platform. Core clinical services include Integrated Behavioral Health Care (the umbrella offering combining therapy, psychiatric support, and medical services), Medication Management, Specialized Therapy and Counseling (including CBT), Outpatient Therapy, Case Management, Community Support, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, and RBHS. Crisis and specialized programs include Rapid Response, Community Support Team, High Fidelity Wraparound, Intensive Alternative Family Treatment, Family Foster Care, and Therapeutic Foster Care. Services are delivered both in-person at clinics and virtually. The company also runs an educational outreach platform, the weekly "Healthy Head Talk" podcast, and offers culturally competent care with Spanish- and Polish-language services. No proprietary technology, API, or AI capability is disclosed.

The business operates as a non-profit / mission-driven services organization. Revenue is derived from grants, insurance reimbursements, and government funding programs, with services provided regardless of ability to pay, immigration status, or insurance coverage. Go-to-market is sales-led and community-embedded: patient acquisition occurs through provider referrals, self-referrals, and partnerships with local governments, agencies, schools, religious institutions, and nonprofits. The company operates across five states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois), with an expanding Chicago footprint.

Name

CTSHealth

Legal name

CTSHealth

Website

https://ctshealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CTSHealth is a Black-owned integrated behavioral healthcare provider offering therapy, psychiatric care, medication management, case management, and foster care programs to children, adults, and families—emphasizing underserved communities—across five US states in-person and virtually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gastonia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Services Revenue: Services provided regardless of ability to pay, immigration status, or health insurance coverage. Revenue derived from grants, insurance reimbursements, and government funding programs for behavioral health services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CTSHealth is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency delivering mental, medical, and social health services through community programs, outpatient clinics, and specialty foster care. Services include therapy, psychiatric medication management, case management, community support, psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis response, and therapeutic/non-therapeutic foster care for children, adolescents, adults, and families across Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Product overview

CTSHealth is a premier integrated healthcare agency providing an array of mental, medical, and social health services through community, outpatient, and specialty foster care programs. The company operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a modular platform, offering Integrated Behavioral Health Care as the core umbrella service. The product ecosystem includes: Core clinical services (Medication Management, Specialized Therapy and Counseling, Outpatient Therapy, Case Management, Community Support, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, and RBHS); Crisis and specialized programs (Rapid Response, Community Support Team, High Fidelity Wraparound, Intensive Alternative Family Treatment, Family Foster Care, and Therapeutic Foster Care); and an educational outreach platform (Healthy Head Talk Podcast). Services are delivered across multiple states (Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina) with telehealth/virtual options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• City of ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024June 2024 collaboration with City of Chicago on migrant support initiative. Mayor Brandon Johnson participated in commemorating the partnership at St. Bart Church. CTSHealth provides housing support and mental health services to migrants welcomed to the area.
• The Zakat FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024June 2024 collaboration as part of initiative to welcome migrants to Chicago. Zakat Foundation provided resources alongside CTSHealth mental health services.
• Archdiocese (Chicago)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024June 2024 partnership providing housing and supportive services to migrants at St. Bart Church. CTSHealth provides mental health support as part of comprehensive care.
• Cook CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024June 2024 collaboration on migrant support initiative. Part of broader effort with city and community organizations.
• 30th Ward Alderwoman Ruth CruzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 202430th Ward Alderwoman Ruth Cruz invited CTSHealth to participate in June 2024 migrant support initiative. Collaborates on behavioral health services planning and growth.
• Children's Welfare Society (Sociedad de Bienestar Infantil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Children's Welfare Society to address physical and mental health needs of children in Chicago. CEO Jerry Isikoff noted partnership as mission-aligned and dedicated to vulnerable children.
• Chicago Family Support ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Chicago Family Support Services following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Katie Tapert-Mercado from the department worked with CTSHealth's Daniel Cabrera to connect affected families with housing and resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Large mental health benefits provider serving employers with therapy, coaching, and medication management. Comparable as an integrated outpatient behavioral health operator, though CTSHealth serves community/Medicaid populations versus Lyra's employer-sponsored focus.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Large nonprofit behavioral health provider offering outpatient and residential mental health and substance use treatment. Comparable as a multi-state nonprofit mental health provider with integrated clinical programs and community reach.

Direct peers

• Two Chairs: Outpatient mental health practice combining therapy, psychiatry, and measurement-based care across multiple U.S. metros. Directly comparable to CTSHealth in the hybrid in-person/virtual outpatient therapy model and emphasis on personalized care matching.
• Quartet Health: Behavioral health integration platform connecting primary care, mental health providers, and payers. Comparable in operating at the intersection of mental health, social services, and care coordination for Medicaid and complex populations, which mirrors CTSHealth's case management and community support offerings.
• Youth Villages: Nonprofit provider of therapeutic foster care, residential, and in-home behavioral health services for children and families across multiple states. Directly comparable to CTSHealth's Therapeutic Foster Care, Intensive Alternative Family Treatment, and Family Foster Care programs targeting at-risk youth.
• Talkiatry: Outpatient psychiatric care provider combining in-person and virtual medication management with therapy referrals. Comparable to CTSHealth in delivering integrated psychiatric and therapeutic services to underserved populations, including Medicaid populations.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth-first mental health provider delivering therapy, psychiatry, and medication management for anxiety and depression. Comparable in service mix (integrated therapy + psychiatry) and in its focus on clinically complex populations often served via Medicaid and commercial payers.
• Centerstone: One of the largest U.S. nonprofit community mental health providers delivering outpatient therapy, psychiatric care, case management, and supportive services across multiple states. Highly comparable to CTSHealth in mission, service mix, and operating geography across the Southeast and Midwest.
• Thriveworks: Multi-state outpatient mental health practice offering therapy, psychiatry, and counseling services both in-person and via telehealth. Comparable to CTSHealth in its integrated therapy-plus-medication-management outpatient model and multi-state community delivery.

Emerging players

• Geode Health: Multi-state outpatient mental health provider offering therapy and psychiatry services in physical clinics. Comparable as a community-clinic-based integrated behavioral health operator with growth ambitions across new geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTuberss.com/podcasts/healthyheadtalk
• Facebookfacebook.com/ctshealthnc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ctshealth-north-carolina
• Instagraminstagram.com/ctshealth
• Xx.com/ctshealth_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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