Parent's Information & Resource Center

What Parent's Information & Resource Center does

Parent's Information & Resource Center, Inc. (PIRC) is a not-for-profit community mental health center founded in 1992 by Janet V. Ward and headquartered at 817 North Dixie Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida. The organization provides integrated behavioral health, psychiatric, and social services to individuals and families across Broward County, with a particular focus on those involved in child welfare, protective investigation, court-ordered treatment, family reunification, and multicultural/indigent populations who would otherwise face barriers to care. Its multidisciplinary clinical staff includes licensed psychiatrists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and behavioral health technicians.

PIRC's service portfolio spans psychiatric evaluation and medication management (including Spravato treatment), individual/couples/family therapy, anger management and parenting classes, intensive outpatient and psychosocial rehabilitation programs, day treatment for adults and children, vocational training (Certified Behavioral Health Technician and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certifications), parenting education and support, and therapeutic summer camp and afterschool programs. Services are delivered through a multi-modal distribution model that includes on-site clinical visits at the Pompano Beach facility, in-home visits, school- and daycare-based service delivery, community-center settings, and telehealth/telemental health. Patient scheduling and intake are supported through the TherapyPortal online booking platform. The organization is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which validates compliance with healthcare quality and patient safety standards.

PIRC generates revenue through a mix of insurance reimbursement (Medicaid, Medicare, and 20+ commercial payers including Blue-Cross/Blue-Shield, Cigna, Humana, and United Healthcare), tax-deductible donations from parents, partners, and corporations, and ancillary book sales of founder Janet V. Ward's publication 'Child Abuse – The Parent's Guide to Protective Investigation & Foster Care' on Amazon. Uninsured patients are supported through payment plans or sliding-scale arrangements. The organization operates as a Florida-chartered nonprofit governed by a community board, with no disclosed subsidiaries, parent company, or institutional investors. Its geographic footprint is regional, concentrated in Broward County, and the marketing mix relies on a website, social channels, insurance network participation, school/community partnerships, and referral relationships with the legal and social service systems.

Name

Parent's Information & Resource Center

Legal name

Parent's Information & Resource Center, Inc.

Website

https://pircinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PIRC is a not-for-profit, JCAHO-accredited community mental health center in Pompano Beach, Florida, founded in 1992, providing psychiatric, counseling, day treatment, vocational, and parenting services to individuals and families in Broward County across in-office, in-home, school-based, and telehealth modalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pompano Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: Revenue generated through billing insurance providers including Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial health insurance plans such as Blue-Cross/Blue-Shield, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, and others.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from parents, partners, and corporations help cover program costs for free parenting education and support services.
3. Book Sales: Sale of 'Child Abuse – The Parent's Guide to Protective Investigation & Foster Care' book authored by founder Janet V. Ward, available on Amazon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PIRC is a not-for-profit community mental health clinic providing a comprehensive suite of behavioral health and social services. Its core offerings include psychiatric evaluation and medication management, outpatient mental health counseling (individual, couples, and family therapy), intensive outpatient and psychosocial rehabilitation day programs, parenting education and coaching, vocational certification (Certified Behavioral Health Technician and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist), and therapeutic summer camp and afterschool programs for children.

Product overview

Parent's Information & Resource Center (PIRC) is a not-for-profit community mental health clinic offering a comprehensive suite of behavioral health and social services. The organization operates a unified service model centered around mental health counseling, with integrated programs including intake and assessments, outpatient treatment with medication management, day services for adults and children, vocational training, parenting support, and therapeutic summer camp/afterschool programs. PIRC provides psychiatric evaluations, psychological testing, and specialized services such as Spravato medication treatment, anger management classes, and certified behavioral health technician training. The center serves individuals and families across all ages, with particular focus on those involved in legal, mental health, and social service systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intake and Assessments
• Outpatient Treatment Outpatient mental health services including medication management, Spravato medication treatment, individual and family counseling, anger management classes, and parenting education and support.
• Day Services (Adult and Children) Day treatment programs for adults and children including intensive outpatient services, psychosocial rehabilitation, group counseling, and therapeutic afterschool, summer camp, and non-school day programs.
• Vocational and Employment Skills Training Career development programs offering certification as a Certified Behavioral Health Technician (CBHT) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), including 40-hour training sessions.
• Mental Health Counseling Therapeutic services including individual, couples, and family therapy, court-ordered anger management and parenting classes, delivered on-site, in-home, or at school.
• Parenting Support Services Parent coaching services providing support, aid, and comfort to parents, aimed at improving parent-child relationships and teaching positive family management techniques.
• Summer Camp and Afterschool Program Therapeutic summer camp and afterschool program designed to nurture children's social, emotional, and personal growth with engaging activities and individualized support.
• Psychiatric Evaluation and Testing Comprehensive evaluations including mental health assessments, psychiatric evaluations with licensed psychiatrists, and educational and psychological testing for learning difficulties, ADHD, and developmental issues.
• Medication Review and Management Medication prescription and management services provided by licensed psychiatrists to support patients in reaching treatment goals.
• Child Abuse – The Parent's Guide to Protective Investigation & Foster Care A non-fiction guide authored by founder Janet V. Ward providing step-by-step guidance for parents facing child abuse allegations and navigating protective investigation and foster care, available on Amazon.

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded in 1992, serving the community for over 30 years

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MedicaidcoreOthersPublic health insurance program accepted as payment for services, serving low-income individuals and families.
• MedicarecoreOthersFederal health insurance program accepted for individuals 65+ and those with disabilities.
• Blue-Cross/Blue-ShieldcoreOthersMajor commercial health insurance provider accepted for service reimbursement.
• CignacoreOthersGlobal health insurance provider accepted for service reimbursement.
• HumanacoreOthersCommercial health insurance provider accepted for service reimbursement.
• United HealthcarecoreOthersMajor commercial health insurance provider accepted for service reimbursement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Citrus Health Network: Federally Qualified Health Center lookalike providing behavioral health, primary care, and social services in South Florida. Direct peer given nonprofit status, integrated medical/behavioral model, and similar South Florida Medicaid-managed care contracts.
• Chrysalis Health: Florida-based community mental-health provider offering outpatient counseling, psychiatry, case management, and child welfare services. Direct peer in service mix, payer base (Medicaid/managed care), and target populations including court-involved youth and families.
• Henderson Behavioral Health: Community mental-health nonprofit serving Broward County, Florida with outpatient, residential, and crisis services. Closest direct peer given overlapping geography, JCAHO-equivalent accreditation, and similar mix of Medicaid-funded mental-health and substance-use programming.
• Banyan Health Systems: Florida-based integrated behavioral-health nonprofit offering outpatient mental-health, addiction, and primary-care services with multiple locations. Direct peer in service portfolio, payer mix, and target population.

Broad incumbents

• LifeStance Health: Public, scaled outpatient mental-health platform operating across dozens of states with in-person and telehealth psychiatry/therapy. Broad incumbent competing for the same therapist talent and commercial payer contracts, though at substantially larger scale.
• Memorial Healthcare System: Large South Florida health system operating hospitals and outpatient behavioral-health services in Broward County. Broad incumbent that refers into and competes with community mental-health providers like PIRC for outpatient psychiatry and therapy volume.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Tech-enabled virtual mental-health provider focused on teens, young adults, and family therapy. Emerging player overlapping with PIRC's youth/family segment but competing through fully-remote intensive outpatient programming.
• Brightside Health: Online psychiatry and therapy platform accepting insurance including Medicaid in select states. Emerging competitor for PIRC's adult psychiatry/medication-management segment through a digital-first model.

Regional players

• Lakeview Health: Florida-based behavioral-health provider specializing in addiction and co-occurring mental-health treatment. Comparable in service lines and regional base but operates at a larger scale and more residential orientation than PIRC's primarily outpatient model.

Others

• Headway: Therapist-enablement marketplace that helps independent clinicians accept insurance and manage billing. Functions as an indirect competitor by lowering the barrier for solo practitioners in PIRC's geography to accept the same Medicaid/managed-care plans.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PIRC_clinic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_sxVk5erOF9_HVPmk870LA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ParentsInfoAndResourceCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parent's-information-&-resource-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/pircinc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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