Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre

What Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre does

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (MATC) is a publicly funded, government-operated child and youth mental health and addictions service operating as part of Shared Health Inc., Manitoba's provincial health authority. Headquartered in Winnipeg, the program delivers a comprehensive portfolio of 14 specialized clinical services spanning inpatient treatment (COMPASS Youth Rehabilitation and Recovery, Intensive Treatment Service), community-based care (CCATS, Youth Community-Based Addictions), specialized condition services (ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental, Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention), early childhood services, intensive community reintegration, youth forensic services, and a dedicated Starfish program. The TeleHealth and Child and Youth Virtual Consultation and Crisis Response Service extend the program's reach into rural and northern communities and provide province-wide crisis support.

The program's intake is centralized through Manitoba Mental Health & Addictions Connect (formerly Youth Mental Health and Addictions Centralized Intake), which accepts referrals from primary health care providers, community agencies, families, caregivers, and self-referrals from youth via provincial phone, fax, and TTY lines. Services are publicly funded through Manitoba's provincial health system with no direct patient fees, and the program operates under Accreditation Canada standards as part of Shared Health's accredited facilities.

The business model is non-commercial: MATC is a statutory, government-funded healthcare service with no revenue from patients, no private equity, and no venture funding. Its go-to-market is institutional — referrals through the public healthcare system, family self-referrals, and TeleHealth — and its "customers" are Manitoba children, adolescents, and families needing mental health and addictions care. The model is sustainable through provincial budget appropriations rather than commercial revenue, and its competitive position is anchored by its exclusive provincial mandate rather than market differentiation.

Name

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre

Legal name

Shared Health Inc.

Website

https://matc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre is a publicly funded provincial program, part of Shared Health Inc., providing specialized mental health and addictions services for children, adolescents, and youth across Manitoba via 14 clinical programs and TeleHealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

Keywords

• Child mental health services
• Youth addictions treatment
• Adolescent psychiatric care
• Telehealth mental health
• Community mental health

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre provides specialized mental health and addictions assessment, treatment, and crisis services for children, adolescents, and youth across Manitoba. Programs span community-based treatment, inpatient rehabilitation and recovery, early childhood intervention, early psychosis prevention, neurodevelopmental and ADHD services, Tourette Syndrome services, community reintegration, youth addictions, forensic mental health, and telehealth-enabled rural/northern access, all routed through the centralized Manitoba Mental Health & Addictions Connect intake.

Product overview

Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre operates as part of Shared Health Manitoba's Child & Youth Services, providing a portfolio of specialized mental health and addictions programs for children, adolescents, and youth. The service portfolio includes inpatient treatment programs (COMPASS, Intensive Treatment Service), community-based services (CCATS, Youth Community-Based Addictions Service), specialized condition-focused services (ADHD Service, Neurodevelopmental Service, Tourette Syndrome Service, Early Psychosis Prevention), developmental services (Early Childhood Service), reintegration support (ICRS), telehealth access for rural/northern regions, crisis response (Virtual Consultation and Crisis Response Service), and specialized programs (Starfish Program, Youth Forensic Service). Manitoba Mental Health & Addictions Connect serves as the centralized intake point for referrals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ADHD Service
• Community Child & Adolescents Treatment Service (CCATS)
• COMPASS Youth Rehabilitation and Recovery Inpatient Treatment Service
• Early Childhood Service (ECC)
• Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Service (EPPIS)
• Intensive Community Reintegration Service (ICRS)
• Intensive Treatment Service (ITS)
• Neurodevelopmental Service (NDS)
• Rural and Northern TeleHealth
• Starfish Program
• Tourette Syndrome Service (TSS)
• Youth Community-Based Addictions Service
• Youth Forensic Service
• Child and Youth Virtual Consultation and Crisis Response Service

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Children's Mental Health Ontario: Provincial association representing child and youth mental health service providers across Ontario; comparable ecosystem context for MATC's role as a publicly funded provincial child/youth mental health service provider.
• Strong Minds Strong Kids — Psychology Canada Foundation: Canadian nonprofit advancing children's mental health through research, education, and programs; thematically aligned with MATC's pediatric mental health mission though operating as an advocacy/research entity rather than a direct service provider.

Emerging players

• Foundry: BC-based integrated youth wellness network offering mental health, substance use, primary care, and social services to youth 12–24; comparable to MATC's integrated approach to youth mental health and addictions, though delivered through a network of community centers rather than a single provincial entity.

Direct peers

• Youthdale Treatment Centres: Toronto-based children's mental health centre with residential, day treatment, and outpatient programs; particularly comparable to MATC's COMPASS inpatient rehabilitation and community reintegration services for youth with complex mental health needs.
• SickKids — Department of Psychiatry: Canada's largest pediatric hospital with a dedicated psychiatry department providing specialized mental health programs for children and youth; comparable in clinical scope and provincial referral role, though significantly larger in scale.
• BC Children's Hospital — Child and Youth Mental Health: Provincial pediatric acute and mental health service in British Columbia; offers the same combination of outpatient, inpatient, crisis, and specialized mental health programs for children and youth as MATC, and is the closest jurisdictional peer in scope and mandate.
• Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) — Mental Health: Regional pediatric hospital in Ontario delivering mental health assessment, outpatient, day treatment, and crisis services for children and youth; structurally similar to MATC's mix of community, outpatient, and inpatient services.
• IWK Health Centre — Mental Health and Addictions: Maritime provincial pediatric and youth mental health program offering outpatient, inpatient, and community-based mental health and addictions services; analogous to MATC in providing a centralized provincial entry point for children's mental health.
• McMaster Children's Hospital — Mental Health Services: Pediatric mental health program at a regional academic children's hospital offering outpatient, day treatment, and inpatient psychiatric care; comparable to MATC's continuum-of-care model for child and adolescent mental health.
• Alberta Children's Hospital — Mental Health Services: Provincial pediatric mental health service in Alberta providing assessment, outpatient, inpatient, and crisis care to children and adolescents; comparable in mandate, population served, and integration with a provincial health system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SharedHealthMB
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharedhealthmanitoba
• Instagraminstagram.com/sharedhealthmb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manitoba-adolescent-treatment-centre

Compliance1 record

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