Teen Health Center

What Teen Health Center does

Teen Health Center, Inc. is a Texas-incorporated, private nonprofit organization that has operated since 1985 as a school-based health center network serving youth up to 21 years old in Galveston, Texas. The organization's core service is the delivery of free medical and mental health care to youth who live in Galveston or attend Galveston schools, with access granted through signed parental consent and with most services available without a parent present. It runs six embedded clinic locations inside Galveston Independent School District campuses covering early childhood, elementary, two middle schools, a high school, and an alternative education academy (AIM Academy & DAEP), and supplements in-person care with a digital resource portal providing crisis, grief, and local low-cost provider directories.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: the organization operates on a Squarespace-hosted informational website with static resource pages, downloadable PDF consent and records forms, and dedicated phone-based scheduling lines for medical, mental health, and psychiatry referrals. There is no mobile app, no public API, and the website's contact form is explicitly described as not encrypted and not HIPAA compliant. The business model is grant and community-partnership funded, with services delivered at no cost to patients; the only paid touchpoint is a $5 sports physical available at all six clinics. The customer base is a single, narrowly defined segment of Galveston-area youth, and the organization is sustained by an ecosystem of clinical, philanthropic, community, and public-health partners including UTMB, the Moody Foundation, United Way Galveston, and the Galveston County Health District.

Name

Teen Health Center

Legal name

Teen Health Center, Inc.

Website

https://teenhealthcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teen Health Center, Inc. is a Texas nonprofit founded in 1985 that provides free medical and mental health care to youth up to age 21 in Galveston through six school-based clinics embedded in Galveston ISD campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School-based Adolescent Healthcare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• School-based healthcare
• Adolescent medical care
• Youth mental health
• Primary care services
• Community health clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Galveston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant-funded free healthcare services: Free medical and mental health care provided to youth up to 21 years old who live in Galveston or attend Galveston schools. Services are provided at no cost to patients, suggesting funding through grants, community partnerships, and possibly government healthcare programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Teen Health Center, Inc. provides free medical care, mental health counseling, and psychiatry referrals to youth up to 21 years old who live in Galveston or attend Galveston schools. Services are delivered through six on-campus school-based clinics embedded within Galveston ISD schools, with signed parental consent allowing most services to be received without a parent present.

Product overview

Teen Health Center, Inc. is a school-based healthcare provider offering a network of free medical and mental health services for youth up to 21 years old in Galveston, Texas. The organization operates six school-based clinic locations (Ball High School, Austin Elementary, Central Middle School, Weis Middle School, Moody Early Childhood Center, and AIM Academy & DAEP) providing medical care, mental health counseling, and psychiatry services. Additionally, the organization provides a digital resource platform encompassing crisis resources, grief support materials, and a directory of local low-cost medical and mental health providers. Services are available with signed parental consent and include sports physicals for $5 at all locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-Based Medical Care Free primary medical care delivered at six school-based clinic locations inside Galveston ISD campuses (Ball High School, Austin Elementary, Central Middle School, Weis Middle School, Moody Early Childhood Center, and AIM Academy & DAEP). With signed parental consent, students can receive most services without a parent present. Eligible patients are youth up to 21 years old who live in Galveston or attend Galveston schools.
• Mental Health Services Mental health counseling and support services for youth up to 21 years old in Galveston, accessed by calling (409) 766-5713. Services include grief resources and crisis intervention support, with referrals routed through dedicated phone lines.
• Psychiatry Services Psychiatric evaluation and medication management services available by referral. For psychiatry information and referrals, patients call (409) 766-5716.
• Sports Physicals Sports physical examinations available at all six Teen Health Center clinics for $5. Requires completion of the GISD Physical Packet; students who wear glasses must bring them to the appointment.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UTMB (University of Texas Medical Branch)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing partner supporting the Teen Health Center's mission to provide school-based healthcare to Galveston youth
• Moody PEF (Moody Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing partner supporting school-based health services for Galveston youth
• United Way GalvestoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner supporting the Teen Health Center as a contributing partner
• Galveston County Health DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing partner in the Teen Health Center network
• Recovery GalvestonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing partner supporting community health initiatives
• IEP Polito FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant provider and contributing partner
• JLGC (Junior League of Galveston County)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner supporting the Teen Health Center
• YC Fund (Young Children First)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFund and contributing partner

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Texas Children's Hospital - Adolescent Medicine: Major Texas pediatric hospital system offering dedicated adolescent medicine and behavioral health programs at scale; provides an alternative referral pathway for adolescent care and represents a broader incumbent competitor for complex pediatric cases in the Houston-Gulf Coast region.

Direct peers

• Mary's Center: Federally Qualified Health Center operating school-based and community clinics providing integrated medical, behavioral health, and social services to adolescents and families in the Washington, DC metro area; closely comparable mission, model, and youth-population focus.
• Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic: Houston-based academic medical institution operating school-linked and community-based clinics providing free or low-cost medical, mental health, and reproductive health services to adolescents — directly comparable to Teen Health Center's school-based youth model in a neighboring Texas market.
• Children's Health Fund: National nonprofit that operates mobile and school-based health clinics delivering comprehensive medical and mental health care to underserved children and adolescents; closely mirrors Teen Health Center's school-site delivery model and youth-only population focus.

Others

• School-Based Health Alliance: National advocacy and support organization for the school-based health center model; not a direct operator but the central industry association whose membership, policy advocacy, and quality frameworks directly shape the operating environment for Teen Health Center and similar clinics nationwide.

Regional players

• Christus Point of Light Clinic: Galveston-area safety-net clinic referenced in Teen Health Center's referral network as a low-cost provider of medical and mental health services for uninsured and underserved patients, including adolescents.
• St. Hope Foundation Health Center: Texas-based FQHC listed as a referral partner in Teen Health Center's resource directory; delivers comprehensive primary care, mental health, and preventive services to underserved communities in the same regional footprint.
• Coastal Health & Wellness: Galveston-area Federally Qualified Health Center explicitly referenced in Teen Health Center's referral directory; provides primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved populations in the same geography, representing both a referral partner and a potential competitor for adolescent patients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teenhealthctr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teen-health-center-inc.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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