What Austen Riggs does

The Austen Riggs Center is a private, non-profit charitable organization operating an open, voluntary residential psychiatric treatment facility in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (25 Main Street), licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and accredited by the Joint Commission. The center serves adults with complex, treatment-refractory psychiatric conditions — 80% of patients present with treatment-refractory mood disorders, 50% have made at least one serious suicide attempt, and 60% have histories of early trauma or abuse. The core treatment model integrates intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy (four sessions weekly with the same doctoral-level clinician), a therapeutic community program where daily life becomes part of treatment, family work, psychological testing, and a proprietary psychodynamic psychopharmacology approach developed by Director of Psychiatric Education David Mintz, MD. Treatment begins with a six-week residential evaluation and may extend into longer residential stays, with step-down and Online IOP options available.

Revenue is generated primarily through residential treatment fees (pricing not publicly disclosed), supplemented by a recently launched Online Intensive Outpatient Program for college students and emerging adults in Massachusetts and Vermont, continuing education programs accredited through Joint Accreditation, and charitable donations (Tax ID 04-2103543). The center maintains a 1,000+ member Alumni Community established in 1995 and operates the Erikson Institute for Education, Research, and Advocacy, which publishes clinical research and runs fellowship, scholar, and training programs. GTM motion is direct-to-consumer via admissions phone line (800.517.4447) and web form, augmented by clinician referral channels, family outreach, free online information sessions, and continuing education programs that train the next generation of referring clinicians.

Name

Austen Riggs

Legal name

The Austen Riggs Center Inc.

Website

https://austenriggs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Austen Riggs Center is a private, non-profit residential psychiatric treatment facility in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, serving adults with treatment-refractory psychiatric conditions through intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy, therapeutic community living, and a proprietary psychodynamic psychopharmacology approach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Psychiatric Treatment

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Residential psychiatric treatment
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Mental health services
• Therapeutic community
• Intensive outpatient program

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockbridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Psychiatric Treatment: Six-week residential evaluation and treatment program with intensive psychotherapy, therapeutic community life, family work, psychological testing, psychiatric assessment, and medication review. Longer-term residential treatment follows evaluation.
2. Online Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Online IOP for college students and emerging adults in Massachusetts and Vermont. Provides structured mental health treatment while allowing participants to remain in their educational settings.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Austen Riggs Center is a private, non-profit charitable organization (Tax ID #: 04-2103543) that relies on donations to support its mission. Donations support the therapeutic community and broader mission.
4. Continuing Education: CME/CE courses, fellowship programs, and training for mental health professionals. The center's Continuing Medical Education Program is accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Austen Riggs Center provides open, voluntary residential psychiatric treatment for adults with complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions, beginning with a six-week intensive evaluation program. Treatment combines four-times-weekly intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy with a doctoral-level clinician, therapeutic community living, family work, psychological testing, and psychodynamic psychopharmacology. The center also operates an Online Intensive Outpatient Program for college students and emerging adults in Massachusetts and Vermont, and runs the Erikson Institute for education, research, and advocacy.

Product overview

The Austen Riggs Center is a residential psychiatric treatment facility offering an integrated, multi-component treatment program. The core offering is a voluntary residential psychiatric program that begins with a six-week intensive evaluation, followed by ongoing treatment combining intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy (four times weekly), therapeutic community living, family work, psychological testing, psychiatric assessment, and psychodynamic psychopharmacology. Additional programs include step-down programs, an Activities Program, and an Online Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for college students and emerging adults. The treatment approach centers on understanding the whole person through an open, voluntary setting rather than locked units or behavioral privilege systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Erikson Institute: An institute for education, research, and advocacy that supports psychoanalytic education, training, scholarship, research, interdisciplinary studies, and advocacy related to human development across the lifespan.
• Online IOP
• Riggs Nursery School

Products and services

• Residential Psychiatric Treatment Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of discharged patients were satisfied with their individual psychotherapy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Joint CommissioncoreOthersThe Austen Riggs Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, which evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations and programs across the United States. This accreditation demonstrates compliance with established quality and safety standards.
• Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)coreOthersThe center is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, the state agency responsible for oversight and regulation of mental health services in Massachusetts.
• Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing EducationcoreOthersThe center's Continuing Medical Education Program is accredited by Joint Accreditation, allowing them to offer continuing education credits to multiple healthcare professions through various accrediting boards.
• New York State Education Department - State Board for Social WorkminorOthersRecognized as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0843).
• New York State Education Department - State Board for PsychologyminorOthersRecognized as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0115).
• Yale Child Study CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP, serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Child Study Center. The center collaborates with Yale on research and education initiatives.
• Cambridge Health Alliance of Harvard Medical SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP, serves as Teaching Associate in Psychiatry at the Cambridge Health Alliance of Harvard Medical School.
• Northwestern UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarina Bayeva, MD, PhD earned her MD and PhD from Northwestern University and completed psychiatry residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.
• American Psychiatric Association PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublished Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Caring for the Treatment-Resistant Patient by David Mintz, MD through American Psychiatric Association Publishing. This is the first-of-its-kind treatment manual exploring psychodynamic approaches to pharmacotherapy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• McLean Hospital: McLean Hospital is a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital in Belmont, MA offering residential and inpatient programs for adults with complex mental health conditions, including mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. It is the most direct residential psychiatric peer to Austen Riggs in the Massachusetts market.
• Silver Hill Hospital: Silver Hill Hospital is a non-profit psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, CT providing residential treatment for adults with mood, anxiety, and co-occurring disorders. Comparable to Austen Riggs as a New England residential mental health specialty provider.
• The Menninger Clinic: The Menninger Clinic is a non-profit psychiatric hospital in Houston, TX specializing in residential treatment for complex mental illness, including treatment-resistant mood and personality disorders. Directly comparable to Austen Riggs as a specialty residential psychiatric provider.
• Skyland Trail: Skyland Trail is a non-profit residential mental health treatment facility in Atlanta, GA serving adults with mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Comparable to Austen Riggs as a residential treatment program focused on complex psychiatric conditions with a therapeutic community model.
• Sheppard Pratt: Sheppard Pratt is a large non-profit behavioral health system in Maryland operating residential and inpatient psychiatric programs for treatment-resistant adults. Comparable to Austen Riggs as a leading specialty residential mental health provider on the U.S. East Coast.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Rogers Behavioral Health operates a national network of residential and inpatient behavioral health facilities focused on OCD, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. Comparable to Austen Riggs as a specialty residential mental health provider with multi-site footprint.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Charlie Health is a virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) provider for adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use conditions. Comparable to Austen Riggs' Online IOP as a digital IOP extension serving emerging adults across multiple U.S. states.
• Boston Behavioral Health: Boston-area providers offering intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs for mood and anxiety disorders. Comparable as a regional outpatient mental health provider offering an alternative to residential treatment for the same patient population served by Austen Riggs' IOP.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge Health Alliance Psychiatry: Cambridge Health Alliance operates Harvard-affiliated outpatient and partial hospitalization psychiatric services in the Boston metro area. Comparable as a regional mental health provider and clinical training partner (Riggs' Erikson Institute Director holds a teaching appointment there).
• New York-Presbyterianbyterian Hospital, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic: Payne Whitney is the psychiatric unit of New York-Presbyterian Hospital offering inpatient and partial hospitalization programs for adults with mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Comparable as a large-scale psychiatric provider serving the same treatment-resistant population, though embedded within a broader academic hospital system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/austenriggs
• Facebookfacebook.com/austenriggscenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/430898

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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