Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

What Collaborative Family Healthcare Association does

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional membership association headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, dedicated to making integrated physical and behavioral healthcare the standard of care in the United States. Founded in 1994 at the Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference and incorporated in New York in May 1995, CFHA traces its intellectual lineage to the 1982 launch of the Family Systems Medicine journal and has built a three-decade legacy as the central community for the integrated-care field. It serves behavioral health professionals, primary-care providers, allied health professionals, academic training programs, healthcare organizations, payers, and public-health agencies; cited partner ecosystems include Arizona State University's Doctor of Behavioral Health program, UMass Medical School's Center for Integrated Primary Care (3,000+ alumni globally), Cherokee Health Systems, Denver Health, and other FQHC-anchored integrated practices.

CFHA's product surface is content and community rather than technology. Core offerings include the peer-reviewed Families, Systems, & Health journal (indexed in PsychInfo and Index Medicus); the annual integrated care conference (2026 edition scheduled for St. Louis, October 8-10); live and synchronous training experiences; four Special Interest Groups (PCBH, CoCM, Families and Health, Pediatrics); multiple mission-driven workgroups (Value-Based Care, Measurement-Based Care, Commercial Payer Advisory, Cal-IN, Women's Leadership, African Americans in Integrated Care, School-Based); technical-assistance and consultation services via integratedcareconsultation.com; a biennial salary and wellness survey; a job board; and an annual research fellowship with a $1,000 grant. The organization operates with a small staff of roughly 9-10 people — CEO Neftali Serrano, PsyD; a Director of Finance, Director of Events, Director of Technical Assistance, two National Medical Co-Directors, plus coordinators — and is governed by a board of up to 15 directors. Underlying tooling is standard association software (Swoogo for events, Gaggle for listserv, a conventional CMS portal at portal.cfha.net); no proprietary AI, data, or platform product is disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely from earned income and member support. Individual memberships range from free (Pre-Professional) to $275/year (Professional), with intermediate Early Career ($150), Trainee ($55), Care Team ($55), and Retiree ($55) tiers. Organizational memberships run $1,750-$5,750/year and cover up to 10, 20, or 50 professionals respectively, with unlimited trainees and, at higher tiers, TA consultation hours and conference sponsorship recognition. Additional streams include annual conference registration and sponsorship, paid training experiences (10% member discount), job board postings, an annual research fellowship, and donations. CFHA has no parent company, no outside investors, no acquisitions, and no subsidiaries; it operates as an independent, self-funded professional association that nearly dissolved in 2002 following post-9/11 attendance declines, was rebuilt beginning in 2005 around Regional Policy Summits, and in 2024 celebrated its 30-year anniversary at the San Antonio conference.

Name

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Legal name

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association

Website

https://cfha.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional membership association that supports clinicians, academic programs, and healthcare organizations in implementing integrated physical and behavioral healthcare models such as PCBH and CoCM across the United States.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Chapel Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Individual and organizational membership fees provide recurring revenue. Individual memberships range from free (Pre-Professional) to $275/year (Professional). Organizational memberships range from $1,750 to $5,750/year depending on tier.
2. Annual Conference Revenue: Registration fees for the annual integrated care conference. Member-exclusive pricing with discounts. The conference is described as 'THE event of the year' for the integrated care community.
3. Training Experiences: Live and synchronous training courses across multiple subject areas. Members receive 10% discount on all training opportunities.
4. Job Board Postings: Members receive one free 30-day job posting; non-members and extended postings require purchase of job posting packages.
5. Research Fellowship: One fellowship awarded annually with $1,000 grant plus free conference registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CFHA is a 501(c)(3) professional membership association that supports healthcare professionals in integrating physical and behavioral health. It sells tiered individual and organizational memberships, hosts an annual integrated care conference, publishes the peer-reviewed Families, Systems & Health journal, delivers live training experiences and webinars, provides technical assistance and consultation to clinics and health systems, runs an annual research fellowship, and operates a job board and salary survey for the integrated care community.

Product overview

CFHA is a professional membership organization (not a technology company) offering a suite of services for the integrated healthcare community. The core offerings include the Families, Systems, & Health peer-reviewed journal, annual conferences, webinars and training experiences, membership programs with tiered organizational options, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), workgroups for focused initiatives, technical assistance/consultation services, an annual research fellowship, salary survey data, and a job board. These services work together to support healthcare professionals in integrating physical and behavioral health across the care continuum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CFHA Annual Integrated Care Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 healthcare professionals trained through UMass CIPC programs alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arizona State University - Doctor of Behavioral Health ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Doctor of Behavioral Health Program in the College of Health Solutions at ASU is an international education and training program designed to develop future leaders in integrated primary behavioral health care. DBH graduates develop, deliver, and evaluate programs that effectively transform healthcare systems.
• Center of Excellence for Integrated CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation that helps integrate physical and behavioral healthcare by providing health care clinics and systems with direct training, technical assistance, and other partnerships. Uses systematic tools and processes to help health care systems determine their needs.
• Health Federation of PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks to improve access to and quality of health and human services for vulnerable populations. Provides consultation, program development, training and advocacy that enables a strong and expanding network of integrated care practices across the Greater Philadelphia region.
• Center for Integrated Primary Care (UMass Medical School)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Mission is to develop, synthesize and disseminate skills for best practices in the integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health services. Faculty are leaders in the integration of behavioral health and primary care. Alumni number well over 3000 healthcare professionals across the globe.
• St. Louis Behavioral Medicine InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHas an Integrated Care Consulting Team that provides training, consultation, and technical assistance for organizations integrating behavioral health into primary care settings.
• Denver Health Integrated Behavioral Health AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports individual clinicians and medical practices in Colorado and beyond to help them achieve their behavioral health integration goals through classroom training, practice coaching and consultation, and professional presentations.
• Cherokee Health SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides training to organizational leadership and clinical staff including medical and behavioral health providers on the model and execution of integrated care. Key topics include transformational change, team science, financial considerations, and operational strategies. Founded in 1984 as one of the early pioneers in integrated care.
• Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health StudiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit, accredited, private institution offering online, post-graduate education in the field of integrated behavioral health, including the Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) degree exclusively focused in integrated care.
• Mental Health America of Greater HoustonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvances sustainable integrated health care through training and technical assistance, communities of practice, and implementation of collaborative efforts with primary and behavioral health providers, health systems, payors, and institutions of higher education.
• The Interprofessional Primary Care InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaborative learning community for healthcare learners and professionals that promotes a diverse workforce and interprofessional teams. Funded by the Healthy Oregon Workforce Training Opportunity Grant Program (HOWTO) administered under the direction of the Oregon Health Policy Board in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority and OHSU.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM): Membership association for family medicine educators and clinicians, focused on training, curriculum, and research. Comparable to CFHA in serving family medicine professionals at the intersection of behavioral and primary care, with similar conference/journal/membership model.
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC): Multi-stakeholder membership organization dedicated to advancing primary care and integrated care models. Directly comparable as a membership-driven advocacy and education community serving overlapping audiences in integrated/team-based care.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Membership association for mental health and substance use treatment providers, offering training, advocacy, and convenings. Comparable to CFHA as a similarly sized professional/community association serving behavioral health providers, including those moving into integrated settings.
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT): Professional membership association for marriage and family therapists, with a similar revenue mix of membership dues, conferences, training, and a peer-reviewed journal. Directly comparable professional association structure and scale.

Emerging players

• Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Membership organization for psychiatrists working at the interface of medical and behavioral health (consultation-liaison psychiatry). Comparable to CFHA's integrated-care mission, with overlap in the CoCM and collaborative-care workforce.
• The Kennedy Forum: Mental health advocacy organization focused on parity, payment reform, and integrated care. Comparable to CFHA in its focus on integrated behavioral health and policy/payer advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): National professional membership association for nurse practitioners, similar in scale and member-based service model. Overlap with CFHA's medical provider segment in primary-care integrated settings.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Large professional association for family physicians with significant advocacy, CME, and member services addressing integrated care. A broader incumbent whose members overlap with CFHA's medical provider base.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW): Large professional association for social workers with chapters, conferences, and a peer-reviewed journal. Comparable professional-association structure, with audience overlap in behavioral health and integrated-care practice.
• American Psychological Association (APA): The largest professional association for psychologists, with journals, conventions, and advocacy that overlap with CFHA's behavioral-health clinician membership. Much larger and broader, but addresses some of the same audience in integrated-care practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cfha_tweet
• Facebookfacebook.com/CFHAIntegratedCare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collaborative-family-healthcare-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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