Oakwood Treatment Center

What Oakwood Treatment Center does

Oakwood Treatment Center operates a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) in Kinston, North Carolina, providing 24/7 residential behavioral health care for adolescents ages 8–17 with complex emotional and behavioral challenges. The operation comprises 42 licensed beds distributed across three facilities situated on a six-acre campus, delivering structured clinical programming under a Joint Commission-accredited framework. Founded in 1985 (originally as Nova Inc.) and in continuous operation for approximately 40 years, the center has built a regional referral base across Eastern North Carolina serving youth typically referred by case managers, hospitals, schools, juvenile justice systems, and child-placing agencies.

The core service is medium-to-long-term residential psychiatric care for adolescents whose acuity exceeds what outpatient or partial hospitalization programs can manage. Treatment is delivered in a multi-building campus model that supports separation by age, acuity, or program track. No proprietary technology platform or software product is described; the asset is a clinical services operation whose "product" is licensed bed-days of accredited residential treatment delivered by clinical staff.

The business model is reimbursement-driven and sales-led through referrals. Revenue is generated per bed-day under a diversified payer mix that includes commercial insurance, government programs (notably Medicaid), and private pay. There is no SaaS, subscription, or technology monetization component. On June 23, 2025, Oakwood was acquired by Acute Behavioral Health (ABH), integrating the facility into a multi-site behavioral health platform. Post-acquisition, the operational footprint, payer mix, and referral channels are expected to continue unchanged in the near term, with potential platform-level synergies in contracting, staffing, and clinical programming.

Name

Oakwood Treatment Center

Legal name

Oakwood Treatment Center

Website

https://oakwoodtreatmentcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Oakwood Treatment Center is a Joint Commission-accredited Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility in Kinston, NC, operating 42 beds across three facilities on a six-acre campus to serve adolescents ages 8–17 with complex behavioral health needs. The facility was acquired by Acute Behavioral Health in June 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Behavioral Health Treatment

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric residential treatment
• Youth behavioral health
• Trauma-informed care
• Residential treatment facility
• Adolescent mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychiatric Residential Treatment Services: Oakwood generates revenue through residential treatment services for adolescents ages 8-17 with complex behavioral and emotional challenges. The facility receives payment for psychiatric residential treatment services, including room and board, therapeutic services, clinical care, medication management, and educational programming. Revenue is derived from insurance reimbursement, government programs, and private pay sources typical of psychiatric residential treatment facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oakwood Treatment Center operates a Joint Commission-accredited Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) on a six-acre campus in Kinston, North Carolina, providing short-term residential treatment for adolescents ages 8-17 with complex behavioral and emotional challenges. The program combines 24/7 supervised living, evidence-based therapeutic services, medication management, on-site nursing, and accredited education through the on-campus Five Points Educational Center, with a focus on stabilization, family reunification, and community reintegration.

Product overview

Oakwood Treatment Center operates as a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) providing short-term residential treatment for adolescents ages 8-17 with complex behavioral and emotional challenges. The organization offers a unified treatment program combining residential living, therapeutic services, and educational programming on a six-acre campus in Kinston, NC. The core PRTF program is supplemented by Residential Services (24/7 supervised housing with individual bedrooms), Therapeutic Services (evidence-based group and family therapy, medication management, 24-hour nursing), and Five Points Educational Center (accredited on-campus schooling). The program focuses on evidence-based treatment, family reunification, and community reintegration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Joint-Commission-accredited, short-term intensive residential treatment program for adolescents ages 8-17 with complex behavioral and emotional challenges, delivered on a six-acre campus with 42 beds across three facilities. The integrated program combines residential living, clinical therapy, medication management, 24-hour nursing, and accredited education, with an emphasis on stabilization, behavioral correction, and accelerated family reunification.
• Five Points Educational Center Year-round registered non-public school located on the PRTF campus operating a certified special education program, providing accredited education services to meet every grade level for adolescents receiving residential treatment.

Named customers3 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.

• Nova Behavioral Health (formerly Nova Inc.)minorOthersOakwood Treatment Center was previously part of the Nova Behavioral Health network of treatment programs for young people and their families. Nova Inc. rebranded as Oakwood Treatment Center following the acquisition by Acute Behavioral Health. The transition ensures continuity of care for existing patients and families.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sequel Youth and Family Services: National operator of residential treatment programs, group homes, and behavioral health services for at-risk youth, including PRTF-level psychiatric residential care. Comparable to Oakwood on youth residential model, referral-based admissions, and multi-state platform ambition.
• Embark Behavioral Health: Network of residential treatment centers, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs for adolescents and young adults with behavioral health challenges. Comparable to Oakwood on youth residential care delivery and multi-modality clinical programming.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest nonprofit providers of residential treatment and behavioral health services for children and adolescents in the U.S., operating PRTF-level programs with on-site education and trauma-informed frameworks. Closely comparable to Oakwood on population served, residential model, and integrated schooling.
• Newport Healthcare: Operates residential treatment centers and outpatient programs specifically for adolescents with mental health and co-occurring disorders, with on-site academic programming and family-integration emphasis. Directly comparable to Oakwood on adolescent PRTF scope and family-focused care model.
• Discovery Behavioral Health: Provider of acute psychiatric and residential treatment services for adolescents and adults, including PRTF-style programs. Comparable to Oakwood on psychiatric residential level of care, adolescent population, and joint-commission-style quality positioning.
• Sandstone Care: Adolescent and young adult treatment provider offering residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs with an emphasis on co-occurring disorders and family involvement. Comparable to Oakwood on adolescent residential care, family integration, and evidence-based clinical programming.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health operator with extensive psychiatric residential and inpatient treatment facilities, including adolescent programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the youth residential treatment market, though at much larger scale and broader service mix.
• Haven Behavioral Healthcare: Acute psychiatric hospital and behavioral health service operator with inpatient and residential programs across multiple states. Comparable as a broader psychiatric services incumbent, though with more emphasis on acute inpatient rather than adolescent PRTF specifically.
• Universal Health Services (Behavioral Health): Major publicly traded hospital and behavioral health operator running acute psychiatric hospitals and residential programs serving adolescents. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing psychiatric residential-level care, with substantially greater scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Acute Behavioral Health: Parent company of Oakwood Treatment Center and operator of a platform of inpatient PRTFs and outpatient behavioral health programs for young people. Included as the immediate strategic parent and most direct ecosystem peer for benchmarking platform-level growth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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