Children's Behavioral Health Services

What Children's Behavioral Health Services does

Children's Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (CBHS), established in January 2000 by Christina Graham Ouellette, is a Pennsylvania-based behavioral health organization headquartered at 104 Woodward Hill Road, Edwardsville, PA, serving children and adolescents with special mental health needs across Luzerne County and surrounding areas including Hazleton Area, Northwest Area, and Wilkes-Barre. The organization delivers an integrated suite of clinical and educational programs: the Wraparound Program (community-based support established in 2000), the New Dawn Partial Hospitalization Program for children ages 3-5 (launched 2004), Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (BHRS) comprising Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS), Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC), and Mobile Therapist (MT) roles, neuro-cognitive rehabilitation assessment techniques developed by Dr. Michelle MacAlpine (adopted 2004), and Graham Academy, a private academic school for children with Autism or social and emotional challenges established in 2008.

Services are delivered directly by CBHS-employed clinicians in homes, schools, and community settings, with an Interdisciplinary Team approach (psychiatrists and mental health professionals) developing individualized treatment plans and involving families in all planning decisions. The clinical methodology combines cognitive/behavioral techniques with proprietary neuro-cognitive and neuro-developmental rehabilitation assessment, differentiating CBHS through clinician training depth and program specialization for the early-childhood and autism populations.

The business model is service-billable, operating as a private nonprofit funded through Pennsylvania Medicaid, insurance, and other public programs for children's mental health services, with Graham Academy adding a private-tuition stream. CBHS has scaled from 6 staff in 2000 to over 150 employees through referral-based admissions from families, schools, and agencies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with Medicaid/insurance reimbursement norms in the BHRS market.

Name

Children's Behavioral Health Services

Legal name

Children's Behavioral Health Services Inc

Website

https://cbhsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Children's Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit behavioral health provider delivering clinical programs (Wraparound, New Dawn Partial Hospitalization, BHRS) and the Graham Academy private school to children and adolescents with special mental health needs across Luzerne County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Child and Youth Services (62411), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emotional & Behavioral Disorders (EBD) / Therapeutic Day Schools (EDAKAAAC)

Keywords

• Pediatric behavioral health
• Mental health services
• Therapeutic staff support
• Partial hospitalization program
• Special education school

Headquarters

HQ city

Pennsylvania Furnace

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Services: CBHS provides behavioral health services to children and adolescents with special mental health needs. Revenue is generated through service delivery including partial hospitalization, therapeutic staff support, behavioral specialist consultations, and mobile therapy services. Services are likely funded through insurance, Medicaid, or government programs for children's mental health services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

CBHS delivers in-person behavioral health services to children and adolescents with special mental health needs, including the New Dawn Partial Hospitalization Program for children ages 3-5, Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (Therapeutic Staff Support, Behavioral Specialist Consultant, and Mobile Therapist), community-based Wraparound support, neuro-cognitive rehabilitation assessment, and the Graham Academy private academic school for children with Autism or social and emotional challenges. Services are provided by CBHS-employed clinicians and direct-support staff in homes, schools, community settings, and on-site at facilities in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania.

Product overview

Children's Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) offers an integrated suite of behavioral health programs for children with special mental health needs. The organization operates the New Dawn Partial Hospitalization Program for children ages 3-5, the Wraparound Program for home and community-based support, Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (BHRS) encompassing Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS), Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC), and Mobile Therapist (MT) roles, and the Graham Academy—a private academic school for children with Autism or emotional challenges. Founded in 2000 by Christina Graham Ouellette, services incorporate neuro-cognitive rehabilitation techniques and cognitive/behavioral interventions delivered through individual, group, and family therapy modalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Dawn Partial Hospitalization Program Comprehensive milieu treatment program for children ages 3-5 with mental health disorders, using individual, group, and family interventions based on cognitive/behavioral techniques while allowing children to remain in their home and community environments; children can be admitted full or half days, with a clinical team (Psychiatrist and Mental Health Professionals) developing individualized treatment plans.
• Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (BHRS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided to children ages 3-5 through New Dawn Partial Hospitalization Program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Autism Coalition of Luzerne CountyminorOthersListed as a community resource on CBHS website, indicating a referral or collaborative relationship with the Autism Coalition of Luzerne County.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Centria Healthcare: National provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and behavioral health services primarily for children with autism and developmental disabilities. Mirrors CBHS's pediatric autism/behavioral focus with center-based and home-based service delivery.
• Pressley Ridge: Pittsburgh-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, educational, and residential services for children and families with complex needs across Pennsylvania and beyond. Closely parallels CBHS's Wraparound, BHRS, and special-education positioning.
• Melmark: Nonprofit provider serving children and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health needs through residential, educational, and community-based programs in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. Highly comparable mission, geography, and service stack.
• Kaleidoscope Family Solutions: BHRS and ABA provider in Pennsylvania serving children with behavioral and developmental challenges through TSS, BSC, and mobile therapy — almost identical scope and funding model to CBHS's BHRS program.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest U.S. nonprofit providers of behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. Operates residential, community-based, and educational programs closely analogous to CBHS's Wraparound, BHRS, and Graham Academy offerings, though at national scale.
• Merakey: Pennsylvania-headquartered nonprofit providing behavioral health, intellectual disabilities, and autism services across the Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable on pediatric BHRS, autism services, and special-education programming within the same Pennsylvania footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Universal Health Services: Large acute-care and behavioral health hospital operator with a dedicated Behavioral Health segment serving children, adolescents, and adults. While not a community-based BHRS provider, UHS overlaps on PHP/IOP and inpatient child psychiatry where CBHS competes or refers patients.
• Acadia Healthcare: National for-profit operator of behavioral healthcare facilities, including psychiatric hospitals and outpatient programs serving children and adolescents. Highly differentiated scale and capital structure but addresses the same payer demand for pediatric behavioral health services.
• Sevita (formerly National Mentor Holdings): Large multi-state provider of home- and community-based behavioral health, autism, and IDD services for children and adults. Overlaps with CBHS's BHRS and Wraparound offerings but operates at significantly greater scale and broader service breadth.

Regional players

• Children's Home of Pittsburgh: Western Pennsylvania nonprofit serving children with developmental, emotional, and behavioral challenges through adoption, pediatric intermediate care, and early-intervention programs. Comparable population served and service model but geographically separated from CBHS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Childrens-Behavioral-Health-Services-108433242631208

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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