CBHA

What CBHA does

CBHA (California Behavioral Health Association), legally the California Behavioral Health Association, is a Sacramento-headquartered nonprofit trade association founded in 1986 that represents community-based behavioral health organizations at the California state Capitol, state agencies, and the federal government. Its core service is a unified membership offering (with multiple tiers including Association Members, Behavioral Health Provider Members, Business Associate Members, Emeritus Advisory Council, County Contractors Associations, and Pharmaceutical Partners) that delivers policy advocacy, legislative and regulatory updates, training, events, and professional networking. The membership also bundles access to three national organizations — the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers (NBHAP), and the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) — at no additional cost.

Operationally, CBHA runs a lean operation of 1-10 staff from a single Sacramento office at 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 215, using GrowthZone as its association management platform for the website, member directories, event calendar, and the Member InfoHub portal. Its full product and program surface includes the core CBHA Membership, the three bundled national memberships, and three sub-brand programs — the Behavioral Health Innovation Institute, the California Access Coalition, and the Health Equity Program. CBHA is affiliated with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as its national affiliate.

The business model is membership dues-based (subscription/recurring) with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Revenue is not disclosed. CBHA is governed by a board structure with Dr. Le Ondra Clark Harvey serving as CEO and Catey McSweeney as the membership contact. Its operational footprint is single-state (California) and its customer base consists of nonprofit behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, business associates, and pharmaceutical partners. Growth signals are limited to programmatic additions rather than membership scale or geographic expansion.

Name

CBHA

Legal name

California Behavioral Health Association

Website

https://cccbha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CBHA is a Sacramento-based nonprofit trade association founded in 1986 that advocates for community-based behavioral health organizations at the California state Capitol and federal government, delivering policy advocacy, training, and bundled national memberships to its members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Program Funding (Public Health) (HLAJALAI)

Keywords

• Behavioral health advocacy
• Mental health association
• Addiction treatment services
• Nonprofit trade association
• Health policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CBHA operates as a membership-based association, generating revenue through annual membership fees from behavioral health organizations, community-based organizations, and related entities. Members pay dues to access policy information, training, networking, and advocacy representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CBHA is a California nonprofit trade association that sells annual memberships to behavioral health provider organizations and advocates on their behalf at the state level. Members receive access to the Member InfoHub resource library, participation in standing programs such as the Behavioral Health Innovation Institute, California Access Coalition, and Health Equity Program, and representation in legislative and regulatory matters affecting mental health and addiction treatment services in California.

Product overview

CBHA (California Behavioral Health Association) is a membership-based advocacy organization offering a single unified membership program rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core CBHA Membership provides access to policy advocacy, legislative updates, training, and professional networking. As part of membership benefits, CBHA also includes three additional national memberships: the National Behavioral Health Association of Providers (NBHAP), the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, and the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs. Associated programs include the Behavioral Health Innovation Institute, California Access Coalition, and Health Equity Program. The Member InfoHub serves as the online portal for member resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CBHA Membership

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Council for Mental WellbeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBHA's national affiliate providing representation of over 3,200 mental health and substance use treatment organizations serving more than 15 million individuals. The partnership enables CBHA members to participate in national policy shaping and access comprehensive advocacy resources. The National Council works to drive policy change and ensure access to high-quality behavioral health services nationwide.
• National Behavioral Health Association of Providers (NBHAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBHA provides members with additional membership in NBHAP, an organization dedicated to supporting education and advocacy for the behavioral health and addiction treatment industries. Members receive access to compliance support, educational offerings, and strategic advocacy efforts at the national level.
• National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBHA members receive membership in NATSAP, which advocates for residential treatment centers, therapeutic boarding schools, and wilderness therapy programs serving youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. The partnership fosters collaboration, best practices, and highest standards of therapeutic care.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists: California statewide professional membership association for licensed therapists providing advocacy, CE training, and member resources. Comparable as a behavioral-health-adjacent California advocacy and professional development trade association.
• California Psychological Association: California state professional association for psychologists offering legislative advocacy, continuing education, and member services. Directly comparable California-only behavioral-health trade association with dues-based model.
• Mental Health America: National nonprofit advocacy organization for mental health and wellbeing with state and local affiliates. Comparable mission (policy advocacy, member education, training) and similar dues-supported nonprofit association structure.
• California Hospital Association: Statewide Sacramento-based association representing hospitals and health systems with legislative advocacy, policy analysis, and member education. Directly comparable in California-only advocacy trade model serving healthcare provider members.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW): National professional membership association for social workers with state chapters providing advocacy and member services. Comparable membership-association structure, advocacy mission, and state-chapter operational model to CBHA.
• California Medical Association: State-level membership association for California physicians that conducts legislative advocacy, regulatory engagement, and member services from Sacramento. Directly comparable in California-only advocacy trade-association model.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): National advocacy and membership organization focused on mental health policy and education. Comparable to CBHA in advocacy-led business model and reliance on state/local affiliates to deliver member services and grassroots engagement.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National membership association representing 3,200+ mental health and substance use treatment organizations. It is CBHA's national affiliate and the closest peer in mission and business model; CBHA effectively operates as its California state chapter with bundled membership reciprocity.

Emerging players

• National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD): National association representing county-level behavioral health authorities on federal and state policy. Comparable in policy advocacy for community-based public behavioral health delivery, overlapping with CBHA's county contractor members.
• National Association of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Councils: National association supporting state behavioral health and developmental disability councils on policy and funding. Comparable in serving as a policy-focused membership body for behavioral health stakeholders, with overlapping state-level advocacy remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CBHA_Updates
• Facebookfacebook.com/cccbha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ca-council-of-community-mental-health-agencies
• Instagraminstagram.com/behavioralhealthofca/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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