Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis

Name

Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis

Legal name

Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis

Website

https://bhnstl.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BHN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit behavioral health planning and coordination backbone for Missouri's Eastern Region, convening hospitals, community providers, faith communities, and government agencies across seven counties to improve mental health and substance use systems rather than delivering direct services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Behavioral Health Coordination

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health & Health Equity/Social Determinants Units (HLAJAAAO), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Behavioral health coordination
• Community mental health planning
• Substance use recovery services
• Peer recovery coaching
• Complex care coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: BHN receives funding primarily from government sources including the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), St. Louis Mental Health Board (MHB), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund its various behavioral health programs and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BHN plans, coordinates, implements, and leads behavioral health programs across the Missouri Eastern Region, convening healthcare systems, community organizations, government agencies, faith communities, and criminal justice to address systemic gaps. It runs a portfolio of interconnected programs — including emergency room enhancement, faith-based engagement, peer recovery coaching for opioid use disorder, crisis sobering services, and complex care initiatives — to improve access, coordination, and outcomes for individuals with mental health and substance use needs.

Product overview

Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis (BHN) is a nonprofit behavioral health planning and coordination organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Emergency Room Enhancement programs (ERE for adults, YERE for youth) that facilitate care transitions from hospitals to community resources; Bridges to Care & Recovery (BCR), a faith-based community engagement initiative; EPICC and DSSC for substance use recovery support; and complex care programs (BEACN, Systems ABC, THRIVES, MHAP) addressing systemic needs of high-utilizers and special populations. Prior initiatives MO-TAYLER and Youth TREE have been completed. BHN positions itself as a convener and coordinator rather than a direct service provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bridges to Care & Recovery (BCR): A program that supports behavioral health assessment, treatment and recovery of individuals through partnerships with the African American faith community.
• EPICC (Engaging Patients in Coordinated Care)
• DSSC (Dunnica Sobering Support Center)
• BEACN (Building Engagement to Address Complex Needs)
• THRIVES (Transforming Health Resources for Innovation, Value, Equity, and Sustainability)
• Systems ABC

Products and services

• Adult Emergency Room Enhancement (ERE) Program that facilitates smooth transitions from acute hospital episodes to community resources, connecting uninsured or under-insured adult clients in the Eastern Region to behavioral health, physical health, and basic needs support to reduce preventable hospital utilization.
• Youth Emergency Room Enhancement (YERE) Program serving youth ages 6-17 with significant behavioral health needs referred from Eastern Region hospitals, providing brief case management, treatment intake assistance, and linkage to housing, family support, and educational resources.
• Bridges to Care & Recovery (BCR) Faith-based community engagement program that supports behavioral health assessment, treatment, and recovery through partnerships with the African American faith community, providing mental health training and referral coordination services across 100+ churches and 300+ Wellness Champions.
• Engaging Patients in Coordinated Care (EPICC) Program that links individuals age 14+ with severe opioid use disorder to community-based treatment through Peer Recovery Coaches, receiving referrals from 25 hospitals and 8 EMS/fire districts across Eastern Missouri.
• Dunnica Sobering Support Center (DSSC) 23-hour crisis stabilization unit offering services to those actively under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, providing a safe space to sober up and referral services for behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.
• Building Engagement to Address Complex Needs (BEACN) Innovative care model improving behavioral healthcare delivery for super-utilizers of Emergency Departments through partnerships with hospital systems and Community Mental Health Centers, including care transition teams, case management, flexible funds, and housing support.
• Systems ABC (Aging and Behavioral Health Care) Systems Change initiative working to reduce fragmentation and facilitate integration between aging and behavioral health agencies to foster a system of community care that positively impacts health outcomes for older adults in St. Louis City/County.
• THRIVES (Transforming Health Resources for Innovation, Value, Equity, and Sustainability) Planning initiative funded by the St. Louis Mental Health Board that builds on BEACN and other complex care efforts, developing a regional systemic approach to care for high ED utilizers through improved infrastructure, services, and sustainability.
• Maternal Health Access Project (MHAP) Program that increases access to perinatal mental health and reduces maternal mortality by building capacity of Maternity Care Providers through same-day psychiatry consultations, training, and linkage to community resources, delivered in partnership with Washington University, University of Missouri School of Medicine, and Generate Health.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,185 clients served by EPICC program since 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government funder providing funding for EPICC, ERE, YERE, DSSC, and other behavioral health programs. DMH also provides certification for Peer Recovery Coaches.
• St. Louis Mental Health Board (MHB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent government taxing authority that funds Bridges to Care and Recovery, THRIVES, and other BHN initiatives. MHB invests in coordinated behavioral health services aligned with community priorities.
• Missouri Foundation for HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor regional foundation funding BEACN and Systems ABC programs focused on complex care and aging/behavioral health integration.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency funding Maternal Health Access Project to increase access to perinatal mental health and reduce maternal mortality.
• Places for PeoplecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKey clinical partner providing care transition teams, case management services, flexible funds, and housing support for BEACN complex care patients. Serves more than 2,300 people annually.
• Preferred Family HealthcarecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManages the Dunnica Sobering Support Center at 4066 Dunnica Avenue in St. Louis City - a 23-hour crisis stabilization unit for those under the influence.
• SSM HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor hospital system partner in BEACN complex care initiative and co-host of regional sustainability retreat with Camden Coalition and Mercy Hospital.
• Mercy HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital system partner in BEACN complex care initiative and co-host of regional sustainability retreat with SSM Health and Camden Coalition.
• Camden CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational complex care organization co-hosting regional sustainability retreat with SSM Health and Mercy Hospital. BHN staff presented BEACN work at Camden Coalition's Annual Putting Care at the Center Conference.
• Missouri Institute of Mental HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner co-authoring EPICC program journal entry that won 2025 SAJ Editors' Choice Award. Also provides opioid overdose education through PreventED.
• PreventEDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing opioid overdose education and Narcan/Naloxone distribution. Works with EPICC program to provide life-saving resources.
• Washington UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Maternal Health Access Project providing Washington University Perinatal Behavioral Health Service expertise.
• University of Missouri School of MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner leading Maternal Health Access Project, expanding on success of Missouri Child Psychiatry Access Project (MO-CPAP) to include perinatal mental health.
• Generate HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner in Maternal Health Access Project working to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
• Lifetime MediaminorOthersMedia production company recruited in 2025 for creation of video highlighting BCR's role and impact in the community.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National advocacy and membership organization for mental health and substance use providers. Comparable to BHN as a behavioral health convening and policy body, but operating at national scale across a broader portfolio of services.

Direct peers

• Tri-County Health Department: Regional public health agency providing multi-county public health programs and convening community partners. Comparable to BHN in its regional public health coordination function, though operating as a government entity rather than a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• CyncHealth: Nebraska-based health information exchange and care coordination network. Comparable to BHN in providing regional infrastructure that links hospitals, behavioral health providers, and social services across a multi-county region.
• Preferred Family Healthcare (Clarity Healthcare): Active BHN partner that operates the Dunnica Sobering Support Center and is one of seven substance use treatment providers in the EPICC referral network. Operates in the same Eastern Missouri behavioral health ecosystem.
• Mosaic Mental Health (formerly Places for People): St. Louis-based behavioral health provider that is an active BHN clinical partner (serving over 2,300 people annually in BEACN complex care). Operates in the same geography and patient population as BHN.
• Camden Coalition: National complex-care coordination organization that co-hosts BHN's regional sustainability retreat and partners on BEACN work. Operates the same super-utilizer/complex care coordination model at a national scale, making it the closest analog and active partner of BHN.
• The Health Collaborative (Greater Cincinnati): Regional health planning and convening organization serving the Greater Cincinnati area. Comparable to BHN as a multi-stakeholder convener coordinating care across hospitals, public agencies, and community organizations in a defined metro region.
• Generate Health: Active BHN partner on the Maternal Health Access Project focused on improving maternal and child health outcomes in the St. Louis region. Operates as a regional maternal/child health convening and coordination body in the same geography.
• St. Louis Regional Health Commission: Regional health planning and coordination body serving the St. Louis area, focused on safety-net access and care coordination. Directly comparable to BHN in geographic scope, regional convening role, and Medicaid/public-funding orientation.

Regional players

• Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare: State-level association representing community behavioral health providers in Missouri. Operates as a behavioral health convening and advocacy body for the same state where BHN delivers its coordination services, making it the closest state-level peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

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