BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC

What BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC does

Behavioral Health Leadership Institute Inc (BHLI) is a Baltimore-based 501(c)-style non-profit corporation founded in 2003 to address workforce development gaps in community behavioral health. The organization integrates service delivery, research, workforce development, education, and public policy, operating with a small staff of approximately 10 employees out of its headquarters at 2601 N. Howard Street and the PCARE Van parked outside the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center at 301 E. Eager Street.

BHLI's core clinical offerings are the PCARE mobile treatment van and Project Connections. The PCARE Van delivers immediate buprenorphine/Suboxone induction, assessment, and linkage-to-care for individuals just released from jail and walk-in community members, operating Monday-Friday 7:30am-3pm with a full clinical team. Project Connections embeds mental health and substance use treatment within grassroots community sites (Dee's Place, Amazing Grace Church, SPARC street medicine), and the Project Connections Buprenorphine Initiative provides community-based induction and stabilization for populations unable to access traditional programs. Supporting products include a Community Health Worker Toolkit and external Training/Consultation services. Over 600 individuals have been enrolled in the buprenorphine program over seven years, with 30-35% successfully transitioned into ongoing primary care, and 500+ engaged through Project Connections.

BHLI operates on a grant-funded non-profit model. Revenue is sustained by foundation grants from The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation, The Krieger Fund, The Open Society Institute - Baltimore, The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation, The Abell Foundation, and the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, supplemented by individual donations and merchandise sales. No fees are charged to patients; identification and insurance are not required. Go-to-market is community-led via grassroots partnerships, faith-based organizations, and street outreach, with earned media coverage in outlets such as the Baltimore Sun, Vox, AJ+, WBAL, and WYPR supporting awareness.

Name

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC

Legal name

Behavioral Health Leadership Institute

Website

https://bhli.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Behavioral Health Leadership Institute is a Baltimore non-profit that delivers mobile and community-based behavioral health services, including buprenorphine treatment via the PCARE Van, to vulnerable populations such as recently incarcerated, homeless, and opioid-using individuals, funded by local foundations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAF

Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Programs (IOP/PHP/OP)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYHLAFAGAH

Mobile & Street Medicine Primary Care Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

SECONDARYBPAGAEAO

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGACAE

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Community behavioral health
• Opioid use disorder treatment
• Mobile medication-assisted treatment
• Harm reduction services
• Re-entry behavioral health

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Non-profit sustained by grants from local foundations including The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation, The Krieger Fund, The Open Society Institute - Baltimore, The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation, and The Abell Foundation.
2. Donations: Individual donations from supporters and community members who wish to contribute to BHLI's mission of improving behavioral health services to vulnerable populations.
3. Shop to Support: Merchandise sales where proceeds support BHLI programs and services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BHLI delivers low-threshold, community-based behavioral health and opioid use disorder treatment to vulnerable and high-risk populations in Baltimore. Its core service is the PCARE Van, a mobile treatment unit parked outside the Baltimore City Detention Center that provides same-day buprenorphine (Suboxone) induction, assessment, and linkage to ongoing care for just-released individuals and walk-in community members, supplemented by Project Connections sites embedded in grassroots recovery programs, churches, and re-entry programs.

Product overview

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE INC is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of behavioral health services focused on vulnerable, underserved, and high-risk populations in Baltimore. The core offerings include the PCARE Van, a mobile treatment unit providing immediate buprenorphine/suboxone treatment to individuals released from jail; Project Connections, which embeds mental health and substance use treatment services within community institutions; and the Project Connections Buprenorphine Initiative, a community-based medication-assisted treatment program. Supporting these clinical services are the Community Healthworker Toolkit, a resource guide for CHWs working in behavioral health settings, and Training/Consultation services for workforce development. The organization integrates service delivery, research, workforce development, education, and public policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PCARE (Project Connections at Re-Entry): Mobile treatment van parked outside Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center providing opioid maintenance therapy via suboxone to recently released inmates and community members.
• Project Connections

Products and services

• PCARE Van (Project Connections at Re-Entry) A mobile treatment van stationed outside the Baltimore City detention center that provides immediate opioid maintenance therapy using buprenorphine (Suboxone), clinical assessment, and linkage to ongoing care for individuals recently released from jail and walk-in community members. Operates Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 3pm, staffed by a physician, registered nurse, social workers, and peer recovery specialists.
• Project Connections Mental health and substance use treatment services embedded directly within grassroots community institutions including community centers, neighborhood health education sites, primary health care clinics, and re-entry programs. Treats depression, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, and substance use disorder for vulnerable Baltimore populations.
• Project Connections Buprenorphine Initiative A community-based medication-assisted treatment program providing buprenorphine induction and stabilization for vulnerable populations unable to access traditional treatment programs. Operates at multiple community sites in partnership with grassroots recovery programs.
• Training and Consultation Services Customized training programs and consultation services for healthcare professionals and organizations covering behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorders, integrated care, and workforce development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 individuals enrolled in buprenorphine program over 7 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazing Grace ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018BHLI partners with Amazing Grace Church to offer treatment services at their location at 2424 McElderry Street. The church has a rich history of community partnership and activism with programs to promote recovery, community health, peace and sanctuary.
• Friends Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHLI partnered with Friends Research Institute to expand data collection for the PCARE program in preparation for an application for a multi-year services/research grant to determine the effectiveness of this unique program model.
• Wide Angle ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated BHLI Funder Version video showcasing the organization’s work and impact.
• Dee’s PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHLI continues connections with Dee’s Place as a resource for recovery groups and as a resource for clients interested in treatment.
• Megaphone ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHLI partnered with the Megaphone Project to develop a video highlighting the work of Project Connections, partner organizations, and clients served.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Healthcare for the Homeless (Maryland): Baltimore-based provider of medical, behavioral health, and case management services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including substance use treatment. Operates in the same geography with a directly overlapping patient population.
• Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program: BHCHP operates a national model of mobile and community-based health care for homeless and recently incarcerated individuals, including direct buprenorphine and addiction services. It is the closest functional analog to BHLI's mobile jail-reentry model in another major city.
• SPARC (Sex Workers Promoting Active Risk-reduction Community): Operates street medicine and harm reduction services in South Baltimore, and is a current BHLI distribution partner. Comparable in service model and population focus.
• Camillus Health Concern (Miami): Federally qualified health center serving people experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade with integrated primary care, mental health, and substance use services. Comparable mission and population.
• Project HOME (Philadelphia): Integrated nonprofit providing healthcare, substance use treatment, housing, and workforce development for vulnerable populations in Philadelphia. Comparable multi-pronged architecture to BHLI's integrated service-research-policy model.
• Care for the Homeless (New York): New York City nonprofit delivering primary care, behavioral health, and substance use treatment to homeless and underserved populations. Operates a comparable low-threshold, no-insurance-required model.
• Charm City Care Connection: Baltimore harm-reduction nonprofit providing drop-in services, syringe exchange, and linkage to care for people who use drugs. Directly comparable in mission, geography, and harm reduction orientation.

Emerging players

• Tapestry Health (Western MA): Massachusetts harm reduction nonprofit providing syringe exchange, overdose prevention, and linkage to buprenorphine treatment. Comparable low-threshold service design.
• ManAlive Health: Maryland-based harm reduction and addiction services organization operating mobile buprenorphine programs. An emerging player building a model conceptually adjacent to BHLI's PCARE Van.

Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Broadway Center for Addiction: Academic addiction medicine program within Johns Hopkins that trains BHLI's board members and provides referrals. A larger institutional incumbent in the same substance use treatment space in Baltimore.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bhlibhli
• Facebookfacebook.com/behavioralhealthleadershipinstitute
• Instagraminstagram.com/pcarevan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/behavioral-health-leadership-institute-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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