National Association for Behavioral Healthcare

What National Association for Behavioral Healthcare does

The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association founded in 1933 as the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals (NAPPH), later renamed the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) in 1993 and rebranded as NABH in 2018. Headquartered at 900 17th Street NW, Suite 420 in Washington, DC, the association represents behavioral healthcare provider systems that deliver the full continuum of care — inpatient psychiatric hospitals and units, residential treatment facilities, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), opioid treatment programs, specialty outpatient services, and recovery support services — to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health and substance use disorders. NABH member systems operate across 49 states and Washington, D.C.

NABH's product and service surface consists of member services and advocacy resources rather than technology products. Core offerings include the Digital Membership Directory, an interactive Impact Map, a Managed Care Denial-of-Care Portal (a secure member-only reporting tool), a System Membership Application Platform, a weekly CEO Update newsletter, archived Annual Meeting speaker presentations, and research outputs from the wholly-owned NABH Education and Research Foundation (notably a telehealth in PHP/IOP issue brief produced with Manatt Health, a Workforce Startup Guide, and a Grants and Funding Opportunities hub). The association explicitly does not develop or sell technology products and supports health IT policy initiatives and EHR adoption as an advocacy stance.

Revenue is generated primarily through tiered annual membership dues scaled to each member system's behavioral healthcare net revenue (tiers ranging from below $7 million to $1.3 billion+ across 18 brackets), supplemented by contributions and grants to the NABH Education and Research Foundation. NABH is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of behavioral healthcare industry leaders; governance and ownership rest with the membership. The association is led by President and CEO Scott Dziengelski, appointed April 13, 2026, succeeding interim CEO Mark Covall.

Name

National Association for Behavioral Healthcare

Legal name

National Association for Behavioral Healthcare

Website

https://nabh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NABH is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association, founded in 1933, that represents behavioral healthcare provider systems across 49 US states through policy advocacy, member services, training, research, and an annual meeting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: NABH generates revenue through membership dues based on system net revenue. The membership tiers range from Below $7 million to $1.3 billion+ in net revenue, with dues calculated based on behavioral healthcare components of member systems.
2. Foundation Contributions: The NABH Education and Research Foundation accepts contributions and grants to fund workforce development, research, and training initiatives for behavioral healthcare organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NABH is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association that provides federal and state policy advocacy on behalf of behavioral healthcare provider systems, plus member-facing services including a digital membership directory, an impact map, a managed-care denial-of-care reporting portal, a weekly CEO Update newsletter, training and webinars, and an annual meeting. Through its wholly-owned NABH Education and Research Foundation, the organization delivers research publications (such as telehealth issue briefs), workforce startup guides, and grant funding opportunities for the behavioral healthcare field.

Product overview

NABH is a membership-based healthcare advocacy association, not a software product company. Its core offerings consist of member services (a digital membership directory, an interactive impact map, a managed care denial-of-care reporting portal, and a system membership application platform), advocacy resources and policy publications, the NABH Education and Research Foundation's grants and funding hub, telehealth and behavioral health research issue briefs produced in partnership with Manatt, a weekly CEO Update newsletter, and an annual meeting with speaker presentations. These are informational, advocacy, and administrative services rather than a unified technology product.

Differentiator

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Brands

• NABH Education and Research Foundation: The NABH Education and Research Foundation fields independent studies and partners with other organizations to identify and develop best practices and improve NABH members' ability to support the country's behavioral health needs. It publishes issue briefs, offers workforce startup guides, and provides grants and funding opportunities.

Products and services

• NABH System Membership Annual tiered membership for behavioral healthcare provider systems, granting access to federal and state advocacy representation, policy resources, the denial-of-care portal, the digital membership directory, training, webinars, and the Annual Meeting. Dues are calculated based on each member system's behavioral healthcare net revenue, ranging from below $7 million to $1.3 billion+.
• NABH Annual Meeting Annual conference bringing together behavioral healthcare leaders, policymakers, and experts for keynote sessions, exhibits, sponsorships, and networking. Includes speaker presentations on workforce, parity, addiction, and healthcare technology.
• NABH Education and Research Foundation Research and grant-funding arm of NABH that publishes issue briefs (e.g., telehealth in PHP/IOP in partnership with Manatt Health), produces workforce startup guides, and distributes grants and funding opportunities to behavioral healthcare organizations and their employees.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Manatt HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNABH Education and Research Foundation partnered with Manatt Health to produce an issue brief on telehealth services in Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP). The partnership compiled and evaluated data from NABH members to measure the impact of telehealth services on access and outcomes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Hospital Association: The largest U.S. hospital trade association. While broader than behavioral health, AHA competes for member systems' advocacy dollars and policy attention on overlapping reimbursement, workforce, and quality issues.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA): A healthcare finance-focused membership association. Overlaps with NABH on reimbursement, managed care, and CMS rulemaking topics relevant to behavioral health system CFOs.
• National Association of Community Health Centers: Federally qualified health center advocacy group. Competes for advocacy bandwidth and member attention on integrated behavioral health and Medicaid policy.
• American Psychological Association: Largest professional psychology organization. Operates in adjacent behavioral health advocacy space, with overlapping interests on reimbursement, Parity, and workforce policy.
• American Psychiatric Association: The largest psychiatric professional society. While clinician-focused rather than system-focused, APA overlaps with NABH on Parity, workforce, and reimbursement advocacy.

Direct peers

• Mental Health America (MHA): A national nonprofit advocating for mental health policy and serving individuals. Competes with NABH for donor and policy attention, particularly around Parity and youth services.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: A behavioral health membership and advocacy organization representing community mental health and addiction providers. Direct overlap with NABH on federal policy advocacy, member education, and annual conferences.
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMPD): Represents state mental health commissioners and authorities. Operates in adjacent behavioral health policy space and collaborates with NABH on initiatives like HBIPS core measures, making it a natural peer.

Regional players

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW): The largest U.S. social work professional association. While profession-focused, it competes with NABH on behavioral health workforce policy issues.
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Specialty psychiatric society focused on youth. Engages with NABH on youth services policy and previously recognized NABH's incoming CEO with its Friend of Children's Mental Health Award, indicating close alignment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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