New Life KNEW Solutions

Name

New Life KNEW Solutions

Legal name

New Life K.N.E.W. Solutions

Website

https://nlksolutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Based Mental & Behavioral Health Services (EDAJAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs & Supports (EDAJAIAC), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Outpatient therapy services
• Telehealth counseling
• School mental health programs
• Behavioral health case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance-Based Services: Services billed through Medicaid eligibility and private insurance coverage. Offers sliding scale payment structure for uninsured individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Life K.N.E.W. Solutions delivers in-person and virtual mental health therapy services to adults, families, and school-age children in the Chicagoland area. Its core services include individual, group, and family therapy, behavioral management and social development sessions, crisis intervention, community support and youth mentorship, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, IMCANS and LOCUS assessments, and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for children and teens. The organization also runs a School Mental Health Partnership Program with on-site therapist support and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programming for partner schools.

Product overview

New Life K.N.E.W. Solutions is a community-centered mental health organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of in-person and virtual therapy services to adults, families, and school-age children in Chicagoland. The core offering centers on virtual and in-person therapy including Individual, Group, and Family Therapy, Behavioral Health Services (Case Management, Community Support, Crisis Intervention), and Intensive Outpatient Programs for youth. Supporting services include IMCANS and LOCUS Assessments for resource matching, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, and Crisis Intervention. The organization also operates a School Mental Health Partnership program featuring the My Mental Health Matters Too SEL program, School Therapy Initiative with on-site licensed therapists, and Parent Engagement Nights. Community support includes specialized groups such as Spanish-Speaking Support Group, Navigating Grief Group, and Discover Your Ikigai workshops. Services are accessible via virtual telehealth sessions and in-person delivery, with Medicaid eligibility as the primary focus population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My Mental Health Matters: A Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) experience and initiative that equips students with practical tools to thrive emotionally, socially, and academically through school assemblies and workshops.
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Products and services

• Virtual Therapy Sessions

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced behavioral disruptions in partner schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgia Department of Juvenile JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership supporting youth and families involved with the juvenile justice system, providing mental health services and support.
• African American Legacy FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on serving African American communities in Chicagoland with culturally authentic mental health services.
• Wellness CampusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for holistic wellness services and community health initiatives.
• Chicago Westside SportsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership supporting youth through sports programs with mental health and wellness components.
• Friends of the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing support and mentorship services for children and families.
• The Service Club of ChicagominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsorship and community support for mental health initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Committee for Children: National nonprofit producing widely adopted SEL curricula (e.g., Second Step) used in K-12 schools. Indirectly competes with NLKS's "My Mental Health Matters Too" SEL assemblies/workshops as districts choose between licensed curricula and locally delivered programming.
• Communities In Schools of Chicago: Chicago affiliate of national Communities In Schools network providing school-based mental health, SEL, and wraparound support directly inside CPS schools. Competes with NLKS for school partnership contracts and student mental health service delivery in Chicago.
• Cityblock Health: Tech-enabled value-based Medicaid provider delivering integrated medical, behavioral health, and social services to low-income populations in select markets. Comparable Medicaid-billable community mental health with community health worker model, though operating at vastly greater scale and with proprietary technology.

Emerging players

• Daybreak Health: School-based and youth-focused telehealth mental health provider serving K-12 districts with virtual therapy and SEL programming. Comparable service mix and school-channel focus, though operating at venture-funded scale beyond NLKS.
• Hazel Health: Multi-state K-12 telehealth mental health provider offering on-site and virtual therapy to school districts nationally via contracts. Competes for the same school-based mental health contracts that anchor NLKS's partnership program, but at significantly greater scale and capitalization.

Regional players

• Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare: Chicago-area nonprofit providing outpatient mental health, substance use treatment, and supportive housing services primarily to Medicaid populations. Comparable outpatient/community mental health delivery model, though with broader adult mental health and substance use focus than NLKS.

Direct peers

• Heartland Alliance Health: Chicago-based safety-net provider of primary care, mental health, and supportive housing for individuals facing homelessness, poverty, and chronic illness. Comparable Medicaid-billable outpatient mental health, case management, and community-based service delivery in Chicago.
• Youth Guidance: Chicago-based nonprofit delivering school-based mental health programs (e.g., Becoming a Man) to underserved youth on the West and South sides. Closely comparable in target population, school partnership model, and community-anchored delivery on Chicago's Westside.
• Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center: Chicago Westside-based community mental health center serving predominantly African American Medicaid populations with outpatient therapy, case management, and psychiatric services. Direct geographic and demographic peer to NLKS.
• Thresholds: Chicago-based nonprofit providing community mental health, substance use, and recovery services to Medicaid-eligible populations across Chicagoland. Most directly comparable peer given shared geography, payer mix, and Medicaid-focused outpatient mental health delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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