What Lookout Mountain Community Services does

Lookout Mountain Community Services, doing business as Bridge Health, is a non-profit Community Service Board governed by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and CARF International accredited. Headquartered in LaFayette, Georgia, the organization provides mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual/developmental disability (IDD) services across four counties (Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, and Walker) in rural Northwest Georgia. The company was founded in 1965 and rebranded to Bridge Health in 2023, employing 251-500 staff across multiple outpatient clinic locations, IDD day and residential programs, an on-site Genoa Pharmacy, a Community Residential Rehabilitation facility, and an internal transportation department.

Name

Lookout Mountain Community Services

Legal name

Lookout Mountain Community Services

Website

https://lmcs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Lookout Mountain Community Services (d/b/a Bridge Health) is a non-profit Community Service Board providing mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services across four counties in Northwest Georgia, funded primarily by Georgia DBHDD and Medicaid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Child and Youth Services (62411), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Substance abuse treatment
• Developmental disability services
• Community behavioral health
• Intellectual disability support

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medicaid/Government-Funded Services: Bridge Health receives funding from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and operates as a Medicaid provider. Services are funded through government healthcare programs for eligible individuals. The organization provides a full array of mental health and substance abuse services funded through public insurance programs.
2. Sliding Scale Private Pay: The organization offers a private pay fee scale for Georgia residents whose insurance is not accepted by the agency. Services are provided on a sliding scale basis based on income and ability to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lookout Mountain Community Services, operating as Bridge Health, is a non-profit community service board providing publicly funded behavioral health services. It delivers mental health treatment, substance abuse counseling, and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) supports to individuals and families across four counties in Northwest Georgia.

Product overview

Lookout Mountain Community Services (doing business as Bridge Health) operates a multi-site community behavioral health system offering a comprehensive portfolio of mental health, addictive disease, and intellectual/developmental disability services across Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, and Walker Counties in Georgia. The organization delivers services through a platform of outpatient clinic locations and specialty programs including: Adult Behavioral/Substance Use Services, Child & Adolescent Services (including the APEX school-based program and Step UP Initiative), Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Services (with IDD Family Supports, Supported Employment, Host Homes, and day/residential programs), and Project Light for early psychosis intervention. Specialty care coordination is provided through WINGeorgia Care Management/Wraparound and SEED Services for education/employment support. The organization also operates the C.A.R.E.S. Foundation for philanthropic support, Community Residential Rehabilitation for transitional housing, and Transportation Services. Services are delivered across multiple outpatient clinic locations with specialty programs embedded in schools, courts, and community settings. All programs are CARF-accredited.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Services Outpatient mental health assessment, counseling, therapy, and clinical case management services for children, adolescents, and adults in the four-county Northwest Georgia service area, publicly funded through Medicaid and DBHDD.
• Substance Abuse Treatment Services Substance use disorder evaluation, outpatient counseling, treatment planning, and prevention services for individuals and families in the four-county Northwest Georgia region, accessed via Medicaid and DBHDD-funded programs.
• Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services Case management, community-based supports, and service coordination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the four-county Northwest Georgia service area, publicly funded through Medicaid waivers and DBHDD programs.

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridge Health is governed by and receives funding from the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. DBHDD provides oversight, regulatory compliance requirements, and funding for behavioral health services in Region 1.
• 988 Georgia Crisis LinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridge Health is integrated with the statewide 988 crisis line and Behavioral Health Link (1-800-715-4225) for immediate crisis intervention and referrals to services.
• Georgia Collaborative ASOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Georgia Collaborative ASO facilitates delivery of whole-health, person-centered, and culturally sensitive supports and services to individuals and families throughout the state.
• Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa, and ChattoogaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for the annual Mental Health Candlelight Vigil and joint efforts in addressing behavioral health needs in the four-county region.
• LIFT's R. Randall Rollins Youth CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with LIFT Youth Center in Fort Oglethorpe for hosting Youth Recovery Initiative kickoff events and youth programming.
• Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid in Georgia, which funds a significant portion of Bridge Health's services. DCH also oversees healthcare facility regulation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• River Edge Behavioral Health: Another Georgia Community Service Board delivering outpatient mental health, addiction, and developmental disability services across multiple counties; peer CSB with the same CARF-accredited, Medicaid-funded operating structure.
• View Point Health: Georgia Community Service Board providing behavioral health, developmental disability, and addiction services in the Gwinnett/Rockdale area; comparable multi-site community service board serving publicly funded populations.
• Aspire Health Partners: Florida-based nonprofit providing mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services through a multi-site outpatient network; comparable in combining MH/SUD/IDD service lines under a community-based nonprofit model.
• Highland Rivers Health: Georgia Community Service Board operating under the same DBHDD governance framework, providing comparable mental health, substance use, and IDD services across multiple Northwest Georgia counties; structurally near-identical operating model to Bridge Health.
• Hamilton Center: Indiana-based community mental health center providing behavioral health, addiction, and developmental disability services across multiple counties; directly analogous community-based, county-funded CMHC operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Cherokee Health Systems: Tennessee-based FQHC operating an integrated primary-care-plus-behavioral-health model across rural counties; broader incumbent with overlapping behavioral health programs, comparable rural footprint and underserved-population focus.

Regional players

• Frontier Health: Tennessee community behavioral health provider serving rural Appalachian counties with mental health, substance use, and IDD services; comparable rural, multi-county, multi-line behavioral health model in a neighboring state's regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lookoutmtncsb
• Instagraminstagram.com/bridgecsb
• Xx.com/lookcsb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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