Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Name

Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Legal name

Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center

Website

https://peaceguam.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAEAHAE

Behavioral Health Care Management & Case Management

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Health Insurance & Managed Care/Managed Behavioral Health (MBHO)

SECONDARYHLAEAHAF

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Benefit Management

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Health Insurance & Managed Care/Managed Behavioral Health (MBHO)

SECONDARYHLAEAHAI

Behavioral Health Population Health, Quality & Outcomes Measurement

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Health Insurance & Managed Care/Managed Behavioral Health (MBHO)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Mental health counseling
• Substance abuse treatment
• Crisis intervention services
• Psychiatric medication management

Headquarters

HQ city

Guam

HQ country

Guam

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funded Healthcare Services: GBHWC is a government agency funded through territorial government allocations and federal grants (e.g., SUPTRS Block Grant, CMHS Uniform Reporting System grants) to deliver behavioral health and substance abuse services to the residents of Guam. Additional revenue is generated through fee-for-service billing, with a Sliding Fee Discount Program to accommodate patients with varying ability to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GBHWC is the territorial government behavioral health authority for Guam, delivering publicly funded mental health and substance abuse services to all island residents. Its core offering spans the full continuum of care: outpatient counseling, child and adolescent services, drug and alcohol treatment, residential recovery, 24/7 crisis intervention (988 Lifeline), psychiatric medication management, on-site pharmacy, nursing services, and community-based prevention and training through the PEACE program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PEACE: Prevention and Training division providing substance abuse prevention and training services.

Products and services

• Child Adolescent Services
• Adult Counseling
• Drug & Alcohol Treatment
• Crisis Services
• 988 Lifeline
• Healing Hearts Rape Crisis Center
• Residential Recovery
• Medication Clinic
• Pharmacy
• Nursing Services
• Community Support Services
• Prevention and Training (PEACE)
• Sliding Fee Discount Program

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)coreOthersGBHWC holds CARF accreditation, demonstrating compliance with internationally recognized standards of excellence for behavioral health organizations. CARF accreditation signifies that the agency's services, personnel, and facilities meet rigorous quality standards. The CARF logo is displayed on the organization's website, indicating active accreditation status. CARF is an independent nonprofit accrediting body that sets standards for health and human services organizations globally.

Scale indicators2 records

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Health Care Services - Behavioral Health: California's state behavioral health program, administering Medicaid-funded behavioral health services for a much larger population. Comparable to GBHWC in regulatory framework and CARF-aligned service standards, but operates at significantly greater scale and complexity.
• Universal Health Services (UHS) Behavioral Health Division: Major operator of inpatient behavioral health facilities offering psychiatric and substance abuse treatment. Comparable to GBHWC's residential recovery and crisis services, though at national scale and with commercial reimbursement focus.
• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health provider operating psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities across the U.S. Comparable to GBHWC in the residential recovery and acute psychiatric service categories, though operating as a for-profit commercial provider rather than a government agency.
• Magellan Health (Centene): Managed behavioral health organization serving Medicaid and commercial health plans. Comparable to GBHWC in the managed behavioral health administrative services category, including utilization management and care management functions that GBHWC performs directly.

Direct peers

• Puerto Rico Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration (ASSMCA): Puerto Rico's territorial behavioral health authority, providing the closest structural peer to GBHWC as a U.S. territory-administered behavioral health system. Both operate under federal block grant funding, serve island populations, and function as the primary public provider of mental health and substance abuse services in their respective territories.
• Alaska Division of Behavioral Health: Alaska's state behavioral health authority providing public mental health and substance abuse services. Comparable to GBHWC as a government-run behavioral health system serving a geographically dispersed population with high behavioral health needs, funded through similar federal block grant mechanisms.
• Hawaii Department of Health - Behavioral Health Administration: State-level behavioral health authority for Hawaii, providing a comparable government-administered public behavioral health system across Pacific islands. Both operate as government agencies with mandated territories, similar funding structures (federal block grants + state appropriations), and similar challenges serving geographically dispersed Pacific populations.

Others

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Federal agency within HHS that administers the SUPTRS Block Grant and CMHS Block Grant funding that GBHWC depends on. SAMHSA is not a peer but a critical funding source and regulatory partner that defines the operating framework for GBHWC's service delivery.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National membership organization representing community mental health and substance use treatment providers. Relevant peer network for GBHWC as a member behavioral health provider organization, providing industry standards, advocacy, and best-practice frameworks.

Regional players

• American Samoa Department of Health - Behavioral Health: Territorial behavioral health authority for American Samoa, a Pacific island U.S. territory. Most directly comparable peer to GBHWC in geographic, demographic, and administrative profile—another small Pacific territorial government provider serving a limited island population with federal block grant support.

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