Life Help

What Life Help does

Life Help is a public, not-for-profit behavioral health agency founded in 1968 and headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi. It provides a comprehensive continuum of mental health, substance abuse, intellectual and developmental disability, crisis, Alzheimer's, and community residential services to individuals and families across all 16 counties of Mississippi Region 6 (Attala, Bolivar, Coahoma, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Quitman, and Washington Counties).

The organization delivers services through a network of 15 outpatient clinics plus crisis units and community residential living facilities, supplemented by a 24/7 toll-free crisis hotline and a secure online patient portal. It is certified and partially funded by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and is an approved site for the National Health Service Corps, giving it designated regional provider status.

Life Help funds operations through healthcare service reimbursement (Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance), a sliding fee scale based on income and dependents, and direct government appropriations from the state mental health authority. Under a "no one is denied access" policy, fees are calibrated to ability to pay. The organization is governed by a publicly accountable Life Help Commission with scheduled public meetings.

Name

Life Help

Legal name

Life Help

Website

https://regi69.attwebspace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Life Help is a nonprofit behavioral health agency founded in 1968 that delivers mental health, substance abuse, developmental disability, crisis, and residential services to individuals and families across 16 counties in Mississippi Region 6.

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Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Day Programs (Geriatric Mental Health) (HLADAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Adult Day Rehabilitation & Therapy Programs (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAIAD), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Community mental health
• Substance abuse treatment
• Crisis intervention services
• Developmental disability services

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Reimbursement: Life Help accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and many private insurance plans as payment for services. This constitutes the primary revenue stream through standard healthcare reimbursement mechanisms.
2. Sliding Fee Scale: Fees for service are based on a sliding fee scale according to income and number of dependents. No one is denied access to services due to inability to pay.
3. Government Funding: Life Help is certified and partially funded by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. This government funding supports operations as a public, not-for-profit agency.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Life Help is a nonprofit community mental health center that provides behavioral health services to residents of 16 counties in Mississippi Region 6. Its offerings include adult outpatient mental health care, children's programs, alcohol and drug treatment, 24/7 crisis intervention, intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services, and community residential services, delivered through county-based outpatient clinics and a 24/7 crisis hotline.

Product overview

Life Help is a public, non-profit behavioral health agency providing a comprehensive range of mental health and substance abuse services across 16 Mississippi counties in Region 6. The organization operates as a single unified service delivery model offering adult outpatient mental health services, children's programs, alcohol and drug treatment, crisis services, intellectual and developmental disability services, and community residential services. Services are delivered through a network of county-based outpatient clinics, crisis units, and residential living facilities, with a 24/7 crisis hotline available for emergencies. Life Help also provides a secure patient portal for clients to access their health information and communicate with clinicians.

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Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mississippi Department of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Help is certified and partially funded by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. This government partnership establishes the organization as an official provider of behavioral health services within the state's mental health system.
• National Health Service CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Help is an approved site for the National Health Service Corps, which helps bring healthcare providers to underserved communities through scholarship and loan repayment programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Region 7 Community Mental Health Center: Direct peer community mental health center operating under the same Mississippi Department of Mental Health framework across multiple counties, offering an overlapping behavioral health service portfolio.
• Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources: Mississippi regional nonprofit mental health provider with county-based clinics, crisis services, IDD programs, and community residential services — closely comparable operating model and payer mix.
• Region 4 Community Mental Health Center (LifeCore): Mississippi-based community mental health center certified by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health serving a similar multi-county catchment with comparable outpatient mental health, substance abuse, and crisis services.
• Hinds Behavioral Health Services: Mississippi-certified community mental health provider operating clinics, crisis services, and IDD programs in the Jackson metro area — comparable state-contracted delivery model.
• Weems Community Mental Health Center: Regional community mental health center serving east-central Mississippi with a similar state-funded outpatient, crisis, and substance abuse service profile.
• Warren-Yazoo Mental Health: Mississippi community mental health center providing outpatient, substance abuse, crisis, and IDD services across Warren and Yazoo Counties under the same state certification framework.
• Region 8 Community Mental Health Center: Another Mississippi Department of Mental Health certified community mental health center serving a multi-county catchment with mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual/developmental disability services.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health operator with inpatient, residential, and outpatient programs across the U.S., representing a national incumbent offering overlapping service categories at much larger scale.
• Centene Corporation: Major managed care organization with significant Medicaid and behavioral health exposure, including contracts that directly reimburse community mental health centers like Life Help.

Regional players

• Canopy Children's Solutions: Mississippi-based nonprofit providing children's behavioral health, residential, and family services — comparable state-funded nonprofit serving overlapping youth mental health and family support needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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