Association for Children’s Mental Health

What Association for Children’s Mental Health does

The Association for Children's Mental Health (ACMH) is a Michigan-based nonprofit organization founded in 1989 (with an alternate source citing 1991) and headquartered at 6017 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite #200, Lansing. It operates as a statewide family organization providing information, support, resources, referral, and advocacy services for children and youth with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and their families across Michigan. ACMH delivers a portfolio of programs rather than a unified product: the Parent Support Partner project, Youth Peer Support program, Family Action Partnership, Statewide Family Network, and Statewide Youth Advisory Council, supplemented by a Crisis Compass & Navigator tool developed with the University of Michigan's M-HEAL and EHCO programs.

ACMH's underlying technology stack is modest and non-proprietary — a WordPress website, social media channels, a free Parent Line helpline at (888) ACMH-KID, and an Eventbrite/Zeffy digital infrastructure for events and donations. The organization has no AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary software products disclosed.

ACMH operates on a non-profit funding model. All services are provided free to families. Revenue streams consist of donations (processed via Zeffy), partnerships with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), and likely federal pass-through funding via SAMHSA and the Statewide Family Network grant program. Its go-to-market is community-led, centered on Parent Support Partners, youth peer engagement, statewide advocacy, and an annual conference (the 36th edition scheduled for September 29, 2026 in Lansing). ACMH does not sell to enterprise customers; its "customer" is the Michigan family ecosystem, and its institutional partners (MDHHS, M-HEAL, EHCO, NCTSN, SAMHSA) form the supporting network.

Name

Association for Children’s Mental Health

Legal name

Association for Children's Mental Health

Website

https://acmh-mi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association for Children's Mental Health (ACMH) is a Lansing-based statewide nonprofit that provides free information, peer support, resources, and advocacy for Michigan families of children with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: ACMH accepts donations through platforms like Zeffy to support their operations and programs serving Michigan families.
2. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Partnership: ACMH partners with MDHHS on various initiatives including suicide prevention programs and crisis peer support training, suggesting some level of government funding support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ACMH provides information, support, resources, referral, and advocacy services for children and youth with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and their families across Michigan. Its offering portfolio includes peer support programs (Parent Support Partner and Youth Peer Support), systemic advocacy initiatives (Family Action Partnership), a Statewide Family Network for connection and coordination, a Crisis Navigator resource tool, and an annual conference. All services are delivered free of charge to families.

Product overview

The Association for Children's Mental Health (ACMH) is a nonprofit organization that provides a portfolio of programs and services rather than a unified technology product. The organization operates as a network of interconnected support programs including the Parent Support Partner program, Youth Peer Support, Family Action Partnership, and Statewide Family Network. ACMH also offers the Crisis Navigator/Compass as a resource tool for families in crisis. Additional offerings include youth leadership opportunities through the Statewide Youth Advisory Council, annual conferences for community education, and various advocacy initiatives. These programs work together to provide information, support, resources, referral services, and advocacy for children and youth with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and their families across Michigan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parent Support Partner Peer support program connecting parents and caregivers of children with mental health challenges to trained support partners who provide guidance, resources, and emotional support based on shared lived experience.
• Youth Peer Support Peer support program designed to help youth with mental health challenges connect with trained peer supporters who offer guidance and understanding based on their own lived experience.
• Family Action Partnership Collaborative initiative that brings together families and advocates to work on systemic improvements in children's mental health services and support systems.
• Statewide Family Network Statewide network providing coordination and connection for families seeking mental health resources, support, and advocacy opportunities across Michigan.
• Crisis Navigator (Compass) Resource and navigation tool designed to help families find crisis support and mental health services during mental health emergencies; developed in partnership with M-HEAL and EHCO at the University of Michigan.
• Statewide Youth Advisory Council Youth leadership opportunity engaging young people in advisory roles to help shape ACMH programs and advocate for youth mental health needs statewide.
• ACMH Annual Conference Annual conference bringing together families, youth, professionals, and advocates to learn about children's mental health issues, share experiences, and build community connections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Crisis Peer Support training being developed with MDHHS to bring lived experience into children's crisis response, with pilot cohort planned for early 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACMH works in partnership with MDHHS on suicide prevention initiatives including the Crisis Peer Support training program. MDHHS and ACMH jointly encourage Michigan residents to participate in awareness activities during Suicide Prevention Month. The partnership involves rolling out new Crisis Peer Support training to bring lived experience into children's crisis response, developed through years of parent peer practice and statewide workgroup input.
• M-HEALmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop standalone crisis materials in support of families, youth, and communities across Michigan. The Crisis Compass & Navigator resource was developed in partnership with M-HEAL and EHCO at the University of Michigan.
• EHCO at the University of MichiganmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EHCO (University of Michigan) to develop standalone crisis materials including the Crisis Compass & Navigator resource to support families, youth, and communities across Michigan.
• Statewide Family NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACMH operates the Statewide Family Network, a program that connects families across Michigan and provides training and resources to elevate parent and youth voice in mental health systems.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerACMH shares NCTSN resources with Michigan families including materials on talking to children about shootings, coping strategies, and resources for youth after community trauma. NCTSN develops resources specifically for parents and caregivers during crisis situations.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerACMH shares SAMHSA suicide prevention resources and toolkits with Michigan communities during Suicide Prevention Month and throughout the year, amplifying federal resources at the state level.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PFLAG National: A broader-mission family advocacy organization with chapters nationwide providing peer support — comparable family-driven support model and chapter-based structure, though focused on LGBTQ+ family acceptance rather than mental health per se.

Emerging players

• The Trevor Project: National nonprofit providing crisis support and peer programs for LGBTQ+ youth — comparable peer-support model and crisis navigation focus, with strong digital delivery that ACMH lacks.
• JED Foundation: A nonprofit protecting teen and young adult emotional health through school-based programs and clinical partnerships — addressing the same youth mental health population as ACMH via a different delivery channel.

Direct peers

• Child Mind Institute: A nonprofit dedicated to children's mental health providing education, resources, clinical information, and family support — overlapping with ACMH's resource and educational mission at a national scale.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): AFSP leads national suicide prevention efforts and partners with state agencies on awareness campaigns — directly overlapping with ACMH's MDHHS-coordinated Suicide Prevention Month activities and crisis response work.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): NAMI is the largest U.S. grassroots mental health advocacy organization providing family support, education, and peer programs — directly analogous to ACMH's family-driven model but operating at national scale with state and local affiliates.
• Mental Health America: A national community-based nonprofit addressing mental health needs through advocacy, education, and peer support — comparable mission to ACMH but operating nationally with affiliate networks.
• Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health: A national family-run organization specifically focused on children's mental health, with chapters and statewide networks that mirror ACMH's structure. ACMH operates as a Michigan member of this national federation ecosystem.

Others

• Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - Children's Services: The state agency that both funds ACMH programs and delivers its own mental health services for children — an adjacent ecosystem participant whose policy decisions directly shape ACMH's operating environment.

Regional players

• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health - Michigan Chapter Network: Other state-level children's mental health family organizations affiliated with the Federation of Families — direct functional peers to ACMH in their respective states, with structurally similar programs and funding models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acmh_mi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFGnGz8MjeXEDQdJH2f9LTw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ACMHMichigan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-for-childrens-mental-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/acmh_mi
• TikToktiktok.com/@acmh_mi

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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