Adolescent Growth

What Adolescent Growth does

Adolescent Growth is a Pasadena-headquartered (with a Portland, OR administrative office) private behavioral health provider operating eight treatment facilities across California, Illinois, and Virginia, founded in 2005. The company delivers evidence-based mental health, substance abuse, and eating disorder treatment for both adolescents and adults through a multi-level care continuum consisting of Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and a free Alumni Group for graduates. The core clinical technology stack comprises Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), individual and group psychotherapy, and family therapy, delivered by a multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatrists, MDs, licensed clinicians, licensed nurses, dietitians, and academic facilitators.

The business model is professional services revenue driven by per-patient insurance reimbursement across Residential, PHP, and IOP levels of care, with the organization maintaining in-network status with most major insurance providers. Patient acquisition runs through a 24/7 toll-free admissions line (+1 888-948-9998) staffed by admissions counselors who perform insurance verification and clinical assessment, supported by an SEO-optimized website (adolescentgrowth.com) that generates organic inbound through condition-specific educational content. The company invests in family engagement via Multi-Family Restoration Workshops, parent support groups, and academic support with credit recovery for adolescent patients — features designed to extend length of stay, increase family satisfaction, and improve graduation rates. Patient satisfaction is reportedly strong, with 250+ five-star Google reviews and a self-reported 95% family-relationship improvement outcome.

Operationally, Adolescent Growth serves three distinct customer segments — adolescents (primary), adults, and the families of patients — with segmentation driven by clinical need rather than commercial tier. The facility footprint comprises five California locations (Commerce, Sherman Oaks, Concord, Los Angeles, Lake Balboa), one Illinois location (Lombard), and two Virginia locations (Chesapeake, Norfolk). The company employs 101–250 staff and is led by CEO Joilyn Lewis, with ownership structure undisclosed in available data and no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors. The competitive positioning emphasizes a holistic, family-integrated approach across co-occurring disorders, distinguishing the brand from single-modality providers in the adolescent treatment space.

Name

Adolescent Growth

Legal name

Adolescent Growth

Website

https://adolescentgrowth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Adolescent Growth operates eight residential and outpatient behavioral health facilities across California, Illinois, and Virginia, delivering evidence-based mental health, substance abuse, and eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults via insurance-reimbursed Residential, PHP, and IOP programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Treatment Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Mental health treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Eating disorder treatment
• Residential treatment programs
• Adolescent behavioral health

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Treatment Services: 24/7 residential care providing comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adults. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursement and private pay based on length of stay and level of care.
2. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): Day treatment program offering intensive therapeutic services while allowing patients to return home or to a sober living environment. Billed through insurance as day treatment.
3. Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Structured outpatient treatment providing therapy services multiple times per week. Lower cost option billed through insurance.
4. Insurance Reimbursement: The organization is in-network with most major insurance providers, accepting insurance coverage for treatment services. Revenue is substantially derived from insurance reimbursements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Adolescent Growth operates a multi-facility behavioral health treatment network providing mental health, substance abuse, eating disorder, and co-occurring disorder treatment for adolescents and adults. Services are delivered across multiple levels of care — Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) — using evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, psychotherapy, and family therapy, with revenue derived primarily through insurance reimbursement.

Product overview

Adolescent Growth is a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility offering a comprehensive suite of services for adolescents and adults across multiple locations in California, Illinois, and Virginia. The organization operates as a multi-level care provider with four core service lines: Mental Health Treatment (addressing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, and ODD), Substance Abuse Treatment, Eating Disorders Treatment (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating), and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment. These services are delivered through multiple treatment intensity levels including Residential Treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP). The treatment approach incorporates evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), family therapy, individual counseling, and group therapy, complemented by holistic offerings such as yoga, meditation, nutritional counseling, and academic support for adolescent clients. Family involvement is emphasized through Multi Family Restoration Workshops and parent support groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Treatment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of clients report improvements in their relationships with family members
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Tucson: Established residential behavioral health provider offering integrated treatment for substance use, mental health, and eating disorders. Comparable clinical scope and residential treatment model, but operates as a single larger facility rather than multi-site network.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Behavioral Health):
• McLean Hospital: Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital with a dedicated adolescent residential program and broader psychiatric services portfolio. Operates as a specialty incumbent in adolescent behavioral health with significantly greater institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Center for Discovery: Multi-state eating disorder and mental health treatment provider with residential and outpatient programs for adolescents and adults. Comparable in eating disorder specialization, age cohorts, and treatment modality mix.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Multi-site behavioral health system operating residential, PHP, and IOP programs for adolescents and adults across the U.S. Directly comparable to Adolescent Growth in continuum-of-care model, evidence-based modalities, and multi-state operations.
• Eating Recovery Center: National network specializing in eating disorder treatment across residential, PHP, and IOP settings for adolescents and adults. Comparable to Adolescent Growth's eating disorder service line and continuum-of-care approach.
• Evolve Treatment Centers: California-based adolescent mental health and substance abuse treatment provider offering residential, PHP, and IOP levels of care. Direct overlap in target demographic, geography, and service line structure.
• Newport Healthcare: National provider of residential and outpatient mental health treatment specifically for adolescents and young adults. Comparable in target population, family-integrated treatment philosophy, and multi-state residential footprint.
• Promises Behavioral Health: Addiction and mental health treatment provider operating residential and outpatient programs nationwide. Comparable to Adolescent Growth's substance abuse and co-occurring disorder services, with broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AdolescentGrow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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