Mile High Behavioral Healthcare

What Mile High Behavioral Healthcare does

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare (MHBHC) is a Colorado-based nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization founded in 1960, headquartered in Aurora with operational hubs in Denver, Sheridan, and Summit County. It delivers a continuum of integrated clinical and social services — mental health counseling, substance use treatment (including MAT therapy and ketamine-assisted therapy through the Mind Lift clinic), primary care, peer support, and prevention education — alongside housing support through the wholly-owned Comitis Crisis Center and youth services through the Family Preservation Center. The organization serves a deliberately targeted cohort of high-need populations in the Denver metro and Summit County: individuals experiencing homelessness, veterans, people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and specialty communities including LGBTQ2S+ individuals (Denver Element, including those living with HIV), transgender and gender-expansive individuals (Transgender Center of the Rockies), women and single-parent families (Miracles), adolescents ages 12–19 (Adolescent Behavioral Health), and justice-involved individuals on probation, parole, or fulfilling DUI requirements (Court 2 Community). Cumulative reach is reported at 250,000+ individuals served.

The business model is a hybrid of clinical billing and public-funder grants. Services are billed through insurance with sliding-scale or financial-assistance options, while the organization's balance sheet is supported by county and city government grants (Arapahoe County Aid to Agencies, Caring for Denver Foundation), partnerships (notably Porch Light Health for integrated psychiatric and primary care), community donations via Colorado Gives, and material volunteer labor. Go-to-market is community-led: clients arrive via self-referral, partner-agency referral, or court-ordered placement, with telehealth available across all program lines. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and there is no parent company or institutional investor; operations are managed independently under CEO Robert "Bob" Dorshimer with a 51–100 person staff.

Name

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare

Legal name

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare

Website

https://milehighbehavioralhealthcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare is a Denver-based nonprofit founded in 1960 that delivers integrated behavioral health, substance use treatment, primary care, housing, and youth services to vulnerable populations across Colorado, including LGBTQ+, transgender, veteran, and homeless individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Behavioral healthcare services
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health counseling
• Homeless shelter services
• Integrated primary care

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing integrated healthcare services including primary care, behavioral health, MAT therapy, and wellness programs to clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare provides a continuum of behavioral healthcare and housing services to vulnerable populations in the Denver metropolitan area. The organization delivers behavioral health counseling, substance use treatment (including MAT and ketamine-assisted therapy), integrated primary care, and housing/shelter support through multiple facilities and specialized programs. Services also include gender-affirming care, LGBTQ2S+ programs, women's and family services, youth and adolescent programs, and reentry support for justice-involved individuals.

Product overview

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare provides a caring, seamless continuum of behavioral healthcare through multiple integrated programs and facilities. The organization operates a multi-product portfolio including core behavioral health services (counseling, case management, treatment), integrated healthcare (primary care combined with psychiatric services via partnership with Porch Light Health), specialized treatment programs (MAT therapy, ketamine clinic), housing support services (emergency shelter, transitional housing), and targeted population programs (LGBTQ+ services through Denver Element, transgender services through Transgender Center of the Rockies, women's programs through Miracles). The Family Preservation Center serves as a hub for youth services including Adolescent Behavioral Health and Colfax Community Network. Additional services include Court 2 Community reentry programs, Peer Support, Prevention education, and Transcend Aftercare recovery support. Services are delivered at multiple locations across the Denver metro area including Sheridan, Aurora, and Summit County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Transcend: Aftercare and recovery support program for individuals completing behavioral health programs
• Denver Element
• Transgender Center of the Rockies
• Mind Lift Ketamine Clinic
• Family Preservation Center
• Miracles
• Comitis Crisis Center
• Court 2 Community

Products and services

• Behavioral Health Services Comprehensive behavioral healthcare including individual, family, and group counseling, case management, treatment, relapse prevention, and recovery services for adults, adolescents, and families.
• Healthcare (Primary Care)

Quantifiable outcome

• Served more than 250,000 individuals to date

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Porch Light HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMile High Behavioral Healthcare provides integrated healthcare services through a partnership with Porch Light Health. Porch Light Health offers psychiatric and physical healthcare through Front Range Clinic. The partnership provides a healthcare team that supports the recovery of individuals with mental health and substance use challenges, including care for minor acute illnesses and injuries and basic psychiatric medications.
• Food Bank of the RockiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood Bank of the Rockies is listed as a partner of Mile High Behavioral Healthcare, indicating collaboration on food security and basic needs services for clients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tennyson Center for Children: Colorado nonprofit serving children and adolescents with behavioral health, trauma, and family stability needs — directly comparable to MHBHC's youth and family preservation program set.
• Savio House: Denver-based nonprofit providing behavioral health and family services for at-risk youth and families — directly comparable to MHBHC's Family Preservation Center, Colfax Community Network, and Adolescent Behavioral Health programs.
• WellPower (Mental Health Center of Denver): Denver's largest community mental health center serving similar vulnerable populations (homeless, justice-involved, LGBTQ+) with comparable outpatient behavioral health, housing, and integrated care programs. Direct same-market nonprofit competitor.
• All Health Network: Colorado community mental health center (formed from Arapahoe/Douglas network merger) serving the south Denver metro with behavioral health, crisis, and substance use programs — directly overlaps MHBHC's catchment on the south side.
• Colorado Coalition for the Homeless: Denver-area nonprofit providing housing and integrated health services to people experiencing homelessness — directly overlaps MHBHC's Comitis Crisis Center shelter, housing support, and integrated care missions.
• Jefferson Center for Mental Health: Community mental health center serving Jefferson County and the western Denver metro, offering outpatient behavioral health, substance use treatment, and crisis services to similar vulnerable populations.
• Signal Behavioral Health Network: Colorado's behavioral health managed services organization representing safety-net providers; relevant peer for understanding how MHBHC's grants and contracts flow through Colorado's behavioral health financing system.

Broad incumbents

• Gaudenzia: One of the largest nonprofit addiction and mental health treatment networks in the U.S., offering comparable residential, outpatient, and recovery support services to those MHBHC delivers in Denver.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National nonprofit leader in addiction treatment, comparable to MHBHC's substance use and recovery programming (MAT, Transcend Aftercare, peer support) but operating at significantly larger national scale.

Regional players

• Center for Mental Health (formerly West Central Mental Health Center): Colorado community mental health center serving rural and mountain communities including Summit County — directly comparable to MHBHC's Frisco/Summit County integrated care location and rural-frontier service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mhbhc_org
• Facebookfacebook.com/milehighbehavioralhealthcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mile-high-behavioral-healthcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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