Thriving Mind South Florida

What Thriving Mind South Florida does

Thriving Mind South Florida is a private nonprofit Managing Entity contracted with the Florida Department of Children and Families to administer the public behavioral health safety net for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The organization does not deliver clinical services directly; instead, it funds, contracts, and oversees a network of 41 provider organizations that together deliver mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, crisis intervention, housing support, peer support, and prevention services. In the last fiscal year, Thriving Mind funded more than $137 million in services and reached 121,000+ individuals (with one source citing 300,000+ direct service touchpoints), while operating with administrative costs below 5%.

The service portfolio spans an integrated crisis response system (988 Florida Lifeline, mobile response teams, helpline, Living Room program), adult and children/youth mental health and substance use services (outpatient, residential, detox, MAT, crisis stabilization, FACT teams), and specialty initiatives including the Trauma Recovery Network (VOCA-funded), Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network, Recovery-Oriented System of Care, peer support, jail diversion/forensic services, child welfare integration with Citrus Family Care Network, and the Sesame Street in Communities early-childhood partnership. Distribution is regional and channel-diverse: provider referrals, crisis hotlines, mobile vans (expanded from 1 to 4 in Miami-Dade in 2023), and direct outreach via police, schools, and community organizations.

The business model is essentially a government contract pass-through with a federal and foundation grant supplement. Primary revenue comes from DCF and state/federal agency contracts; additional support flows from SAMHSA, NIH, NIDA, DOJ, the Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, and Florida Attorney General VOCA grants. Services are provided free of charge to eligible uninsured or underinsured individuals, so there is no consumer pricing model. Technology is limited to internal data/reporting platforms coordinated with vendor Carisk; there are no software products, AI/ML capabilities, or APIs disclosed. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and led by President and CEO Laura Naredo, appointed January 2026.

Name

Thriving Mind South Florida

Legal name

Thriving Mind South Florida

Website

https://thrivingmind.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thriving Mind South Florida is a nonprofit Managing Entity that funds and oversees a network of 41 behavioral health providers for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties under contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families, channeling $137M+ annually into mental health, substance use, crisis, and housing services for uninsured and underinsured residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health Benefit Administration (MBHO Core) (HLAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Assisted Living with Memory Care (Mixed Campus) (HLADABAB)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Mental health treatment
• Substance use disorder
• Crisis response services
• Community behavioral health

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Primary revenue from contracts with Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and other state/federal agencies. Additional support from SAMHSA, NIH, and private foundations. Last fiscal year funded over $137 million for mental health, substance use disorders treatment and prevention.
2. Foundation Grants: Support from Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, Florida Attorney General's Office (VOCA grants), and other private/public sources for specific programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Thriving Mind South Florida is a nonprofit Managing Entity contracted with the Florida Department of Children and Families that funds and oversees a safety-net network of 41 behavioral health provider organizations delivering mental health and substance use treatment services to uninsured and underinsured individuals in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The organization itself does not deliver direct clinical care but channels state and federal funding, manages provider contracts, and coordinates a comprehensive crisis response system including 988, mobile response teams, and helplines.

Product overview

Thriving Mind South Florida operates as a Managing Entity (ME) contracted with the Florida Department of Children and Families, coordinating a comprehensive safety net of mental health and substance use treatment services across Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The organization does not offer a single software product but rather delivers a portfolio of behavioral health services including: Crisis Response System (988, mobile response teams, helplines, Living Room program); Adult and Children/Youth Mental Health Services (outpatient, residential, crisis stabilization); Substance Use Treatment Services (detox, residential, outpatient, medication-assisted treatment); Specialty Programs (Trauma Recovery Network, Peer Support Services, Housing Services, ROSC, CORE Network for opioids, FACT teams, Forensic/Jail Diversion services, Prevention Services, Child Welfare Integration, and Sesame Street in Communities partnership); and Provider Network Management overseeing 40+ contracted service providers. The organization funded over $137 million in services last fiscal year, serving more than 121,000 individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Response System
• Adult Mental Health Services
• Adult Substance Use Services
• Children and Youth Mental Health Services
• Children and Youth Substance Use Services
• Baker and Marchman Act Services
• Trauma Recovery Network
• Peer Support Services
• Housing Services
• Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC)
• Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network
• Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT)
• Living Room Program
• Prevention Services
• Forensic Services and Jail Diversion
• Child Welfare Services
• Care Coordination
• Provider Network Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Greater than 88% of adults with severe/persistent mental illness or substance use disorders achieve stable housing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary contracted Managing Entity for behavioral health services in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. DCF provides state funding and oversight for mental health and substance use treatment services.
• Sesame Street in CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to foster healthy development in families with children ages 0-5 affected by substance use and mental health problems. Trained 200 key stakeholders including staff working with families. Florida Blue Foundation grant expanded partnership for outreach through social media and printed resources.
• Miami-Dade Police Department (Threat Management Section)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative approach identifying high-utilizers of 911 crisis calls and individuals posing public safety threats, referring them to Thriving Mind for care coordination and community services linkage.
• Local Police Departments (Miami and Miami Beach)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing initiative partnership helping chronically homeless individuals with substance abuse get treatment and housing. Partnership has saved hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars annually.
• Citrus Family Care NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLead Community Based Care Provider for child welfare integration, working with Thriving Mind to develop integrated system of care for children and families.
• Behavioral Science Research Institute (BSRI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides program evaluation, research, and capacity building services. Prepares Prevention Evaluation Annual Report and Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey dashboard.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Magellan Health: Large national managed behavioral health organization serving health plans, employers, and government programs. Comparable category (MBHO/behavioral health benefit administration) but commercial and national in scope versus Thriving Mind's regional safety-net role.
• Carelon Behavioral Health: A national managed behavioral health organization (formerly Beacon Health Options), owned by Elevance Health. Operates at vastly larger scale as a commercial MBHO administering behavioral health benefits for health plans — overlapping category but commercial, not safety-net.
• Optum Behavioral Health: The behavioral health division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. MBHO. Overlaps as a managed behavioral health administrator but operates commercially at national scale, including Medicaid managed care contracts — adjacent to Thriving Mind's public-sector model.

Direct peers

• Central Florida Cares Health System: The Managing Entity contracted by Florida DCF for behavioral health services in Central Florida (Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole). Operates an identical structural and funding model to Thriving Mind, making it the closest functional peer.
• NAMI Miami-Dade: A peer support and advocacy organization referenced as one of Thriving Mind's network partners, serving the same Miami-Dade community with overlapping mental health education, support groups, and peer services.
• Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems (BHC): A Florida-based nonprofit behavioral health provider network operating across multiple counties, overlapping in service model (provider network management, safety-net behavioral health) and funding mix (DCF, federal grants).
• Broward Behavioral Health Coalition: The Managing Entity for behavioral health services in Broward County, Florida. Same DCF-contracted ME role, same network-oversight model — a directly comparable regional peer serving a neighboring Florida county.

Emerging players

• Coordinated Behavioral Care: A New York City-based behavioral health IPA/network coordinating safety-net behavioral health services across multiple providers. Structurally analogous (provider network coordination, value-based care focus) but operates in a different state and funding environment.

Others

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (SAMHSA): The federally funded national crisis line that Thriving Mind routes calls through for the South Florida region. As the upstream funder and infrastructure backbone for 988, it is thematically related rather than a direct competitor.
• Behavioral Science Research Institute (BSRI): Program evaluation and research partner of Thriving Mind that prepares the Prevention Evaluation Annual Report and Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey dashboard. Ecosystem participant providing evaluation/research services to managing entities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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