Community Behavioral Health

What Community Behavioral Health does

Community Behavioral Health (CBH), LLC is a private, state-licensed, Joint Commission Accredited outpatient mental health clinic founded in March 2012 by Drs. Niru and Sushma Jani in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene. The company operates 11 clinic locations across 9 Maryland counties on the Eastern Shore and in Howard County, delivering a coordinated portfolio that includes therapy and medication management, substance abuse treatment (SAMH) with Medication Assisted Treatment, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), Behavioral Health Home (BHH), Targeted Case Management (TCM), diagnostic services such as the Conners' CPT II, walk-in Urgent Care Clinics in 5 counties, and a telepsychiatry program for the deaf and hard of hearing developed with Gallaudet University.

The underlying technology stack is conventional for a community behavioral health operator: a telepsychiatry video platform for remote and underserved populations, OpenEMR for clinical records, an insync patient portal and intake system, and a partner-facing referral API. Differentiated technical elements are limited to the Conners' CPT II computerized ADHD assessment and the specialized deaf-and-hard-of-hearing telepsychiatry workflow, both of which are domain-specific rather than proprietary platform plays.

The business model combines insurance-billed outpatient services (Medicare, Medicaid, and roughly 20 commercial payers including Carefirst, Cigna, Aetna, United Behavioral Health, and Johns Hopkins EHP) with grant-funded community programs (Healthy Families, Active Parenting, Teen Intervene, MOMentum, SBIRT, and Urgent Care Clinics) that are provided at no cost to participants. Distribution is local: direct in-person visits at the 11 clinics, telehealth, professional referrals via an API portal and fax, and partnerships with Mid-Shore Behavioral Health for walk-in urgent care and with 12+ universities for clinical rotation pipelines. A published financial assistance policy states no patient will be denied service due to inability to pay, which constrains revenue per visit but supports community penetration and grant alignment.

Name

Community Behavioral Health

Legal name

Community Behavioral Health, LLC

Website

https://communitybehavioralhealth.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Community Behavioral Health is a private, state-licensed, Joint Commission Accredited outpatient mental health clinic operating 11 locations across 9 Maryland counties, providing therapy, psychiatry, addiction treatment, rehabilitation, and grant-funded community programs to children, adults, families, and the deaf and hard of hearing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Outpatient mental health
• Psychiatric rehabilitation
• Substance abuse treatment
• Intensive outpatient program
• Medication management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance-based outpatient services: Revenue generated through billing insurance carriers including Medicare, Medicaid, and multiple private insurers for outpatient mental health services, therapy, medication management, and psychiatric services.
2. Grant-funded programs: Various community programs funded through grants including Healthy Families, Active Parenting, Teen Intervene, Safe & Stable, and Urgent Care Clinics. These programs do not require health insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Community Behavioral Health is a state-licensed, Joint Commission Accredited Outpatient Mental Health Clinic operating 11 locations across Maryland. It provides a continuum of behavioral healthcare including individual and group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, substance abuse treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and intensive outpatient programs. Supplemental grant-funded community programs extend access to underserved populations.

Product overview

Community Behavioral Health is a state-licensed, Joint Commission Accredited Outpatient Mental Health Clinic offering a coordinated portfolio of behavioral health services across the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Columbia, Maryland. The core service offerings include Therapy & Medication Management, Substance Abuse Mental Health Clinics (SAMH), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), Behavioral Health Home (BHH), and Targeted Case Management (TCM). These are supported by grant-maintained specialty programs including Healthy Families - Lower Shore, Teen Intervene, Active Parenting, MOMentum, and SBIRT - Dorchester, plus diagnostic services (Conners' CPT II for ADHD) and Urgent Care Clinics. The organization also operates a Telepsychiatry Program for the deaf and hard of hearing community. All services are provided collaboratively by licensed adult and child psychiatrists, therapists, and allied health professionals with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Therapy and Counseling Individual and group therapy services delivered by licensed clinicians for patients with mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and other behavioral health diagnoses.
• Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management Psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing medication management provided by psychiatric prescribers for patients requiring pharmacological treatment.
• Substance Abuse Treatment Outpatient treatment programs for individuals with substance use disorders, including counseling and recovery support.
• Psychiatric Rehabilitation Rehabilitation services aimed at helping individuals with mental illness develop skills for daily living, community integration, and recovery.
• Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) Structured intensive outpatient programs providing higher-acuity behavioral health treatment while allowing patients to remain in the community.
• Grant-Funded Community Programs Community-based mental health initiatives supported by grant funding, expanding access to behavioral health services for underinsured or underserved populations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Joint Commission Accreditation granted June 20, 2014

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Global Health Linkages (GHLI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Behavioral Health partners with Global Health Linkages, a nonprofit organization, to provide help to those in need in the community. CBH participates in various community outreach initiatives in collaboration with this partner.
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSC Loan Repayment Program offers mental and behavioral health care providers opportunity to have student loans repaid in exchange for providing healthcare in underserved communities. CBH is an NHSC-approved service site with HPSA scores above 14 at most locations.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBH is an approved outpatient psychiatric clinical rotation site for 3rd and 4th year residents from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
• George Washington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GWU for psychiatric resident clinical rotations and mental health rotation for psychiatric residents and PA students.
• University of MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland Eastern Shore partnerships for psychiatric resident rotations and PA student clerkships.
• Touro Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBH serves as an outpatient psychiatric clinical rotation site for Touro Medical School students.
• Towson UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Towson University for Physician Assistant clinical clerkship in psychiatry rotation at CBH.
• Anne Arundel Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnne Arundel Community College PA program students complete psychiatry clerkship rotations at CBH.
• Gallaudet UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Teresa Crowe, PhD, Professor of Social Work from Gallaudet University was instrumental in establishing the telepsychiatry program for deaf and hard of hearing community on the Eastern Shore.
• Salisbury UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical healthcare rotation partnership with Salisbury University for social work, rehabilitation, and counseling students.
• Grand Canyon UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical rotation partnership for students interested in social work field from Grand Canyon University.
• Liberty UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical rotation partnership for social work and counseling students from Liberty University.
• Chesapeake CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chesapeake College for clinical healthcare rotations for students.
• Wor Wic Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical rotation partnership with Wor Wic Community College for healthcare students.
• Mid-Shore Behavioral Health / Eastern Shore Operations CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBH provides urgent care behavioral health appointments in conjunction with Mid-Shore Behavioral Health, Eastern Shore Operations Center, serving Caroline, Kent, Talbot, Somerset & Wicomico Counties.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arundel Lodge: Outpatient behavioral health clinic serving the Annapolis/Anne Arundel County area of Maryland with therapy, psychiatry, PRP, and case management services. Closely comparable as a Maryland-based outpatient mental health clinic with a similar service portfolio.
• Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services: Outpatient mental health and substance use provider serving Cecil and Harford counties in Maryland. Comparable as a multi-site outpatient behavioral health clinic network in Maryland with PRP, therapy, and case management offerings.

Regional players

• Mosaic Group: Community mental health provider serving Maryland's Mid-Shore region with outpatient behavioral health and substance use services. Comparable as a Maryland Eastern Shore outpatient mental health provider with overlapping geography.
• Key Point Health Services: Outpatient behavioral health provider serving Maryland's Eastern Shore with PRP, therapy, and case management. Comparable as an Eastern Shore Maryland outpatient mental health provider with similar target population and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: National behavioral health operator with inpatient and outpatient facilities, including outpatient mental health and substance use clinics. Comparable as an outpatient behavioral health provider, though much larger and operating across multiple states.
• Sheppard Pratt Health System: One of the largest behavioral health providers in Maryland, operating inpatient and outpatient services across the state. Directly comparable as a Maryland-based behavioral health provider with overlapping outpatient service lines, though broader in scope and scale.
• LifeBridge Health Behavioral Health: Hospital-affiliated behavioral health network in Maryland providing outpatient psychiatry, therapy, and substance use treatment. Comparable as a Maryland-based outpatient behavioral health provider, though embedded within a larger health system.
• BrightView Health: Outpatient addiction treatment provider operating across multiple states with Medication Assisted Treatment, counseling, and intensive outpatient programs. Comparable for its outpatient substance use disorder service line and clinic-based delivery model.

Emerging players

• Talkiatry: Telehealth-first psychiatry practice providing virtual medication management and therapy through partnerships with health plans. Comparable as an outpatient psychiatry provider competing for the same commercially-insured patients, but delivered virtually at greater scale.

Peers

• Chase Brexton Health Care: Federally qualified community health center providing integrated primary care, behavioral health, and substance use services across Maryland. Comparable as a Maryland-based outpatient provider offering therapy, psychiatry, and addiction services in a multi-site model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/communitybehavioralhealth.net
• Instagraminstagram.com/communitybehavioralhealth

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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