The Hackett Center for Mental Health

What The Hackett Center for Mental Health does

The Hackett Center for Mental Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit regional center established in 2018 as the first regional center of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), headquartered in Houston, Texas. It provides independent, non-partisan policy and program guidance focused on improving mental health services and systems for children, youth, and families across Greater Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast region. The center's core work centers on translating policy into practice through the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based clinical models — including Measurement-Based Care (MBC), the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), and Multidimensional Grief Therapy — and through flagship branded programs such as the Lone Star Depression Challenge, the Cloudbreak Initiative, Texas State of Mind, and Okay to Say. It houses the Trauma and Grief (TAG) Center as a core operating subsidiary and operates multi-state trauma/grief care delivery networks.

The center serves a hybrid set of constituencies: children/youth/families (primary persona), healthcare leaders and systems (Methodist Health System, Intermountain Health, UT Southwestern), Texas public school districts via the TCHATT telemedicine program, state government and policymakers, and community organizations. Distribution is delivered through direct enterprise partnerships with healthcare systems, school-district telemedicine contracts, community organization engagement, and convenings such as the Children's Mental Health Summit series. Marketing is primarily content-driven via the MMHPI website, social channels, earned media, annual reports, and conference participation. AI/ML capability is limited and partner-dependent (NeuroFlow for at-risk patient identification); there is no proprietary technology platform.

The revenue model is overwhelmingly philanthropic and grant-based rather than commercial. The center was established by a transformative gift from Maureen and Jim Hackett and is sustained through ongoing philanthropy and competitive grants — most notably the $10 million Lone Star Prize awarded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change in June 2021. The only disclosed commercial stream is the HeadsUp federal policy advisory subscription service, priced at $700-$1,000 per month for mental health investors and entrepreneurs; subscriber counts are not disclosed. Most programmatic services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries. Headcount is approximately 14 employees, indicating a lean operating model relative to programmatic reach.

Name

The Hackett Center for Mental Health

Legal name

Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas

Website

https://thehackettcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hackett Center for Mental Health is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit regional center of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, established in 2018 to advance evidence-based mental health care for children, youth, and families across Greater Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast through policy guidance, program implementation, and partnerships with healthcare systems and schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Policy and Program Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Integrated Behavioral Health (Collaborative Care) Platforms (HLALAEAC), School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD)

Keywords

• Mental health policy
• Behavioral health systems
• Evidence-based mental health
• Grief and trauma care
• Collaborative care model

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations: The Hackett Center is funded through transformative gifts, such as the original gift from Maureen and Jim Hackett that established the center. Ongoing philanthropy supports operations and programs.
2. Grant Funding: The parent organization MMHPI received $10 million Lone Star Prize from Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change to implement the Lone Star Depression Challenge.
3. HeadsUp Federal Policy Advisory Services: Federal policy advisory subscription service for investors and entrepreneurs in mental health, brain health, and neurotech sectors. Monthly consultations and on-demand support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Hackett Center for Mental Health is a nonprofit regional center of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute that provides independent, non-partisan policy and program guidance to improve mental health services and systems in Greater Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast. It develops, implements, and scales evidence-based mental health programs for children, youth, and families through partnerships with healthcare systems, schools, community organizations, and state policymakers. Its core work centers on translating state mental health policy into practice via initiatives such as the Lone Star Depression Challenge, the Cloudbreak Initiative, the TAG Network, and TCHATT telemedicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HeadsUp Federal Policy Advisory A subscription-based federal policy advisory service providing monthly consultations and on-demand support to investors and entrepreneurs in the mental health, brain health, and neurotech sectors.
• The Cloudbreak Initiative A program supporting the integration of Measurement-Based Care (MBC) and the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) in primary care clinics to improve depression identification and treatment.
• Lone Star Depression Challenge A statewide initiative to dramatically improve depression care across Texas through implementation of MBC and CoCM, with partners including UT Southwestern, Harvard Medical School, and Dell Medical School.
• Trauma and Grief (TAG) Network A national network of hospitals and clinical sites providing the highest level of trauma and grief care for children and youth, supported by the New York Life Foundation.
• Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) A school-based telemedicine program providing mental health support to Texas public school students through partnerships with Texas medical schools, serving 4.1 million Texas students across more than 144 districts.
• Women's Behavioral Health Initiative A program working across community, local, state, and federal levels to pilot approaches and advance policies supporting women's behavioral health across life-span transitions and unique risk periods.
• Children's Mental Health Summit An annual summit series hosted in partnership with the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, bringing together leading minds in children's mental health from Texas and Massachusetts.
• Minding College Minds A learning community initiative supporting college mental health across Texas campuses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ of parents report children improved with TCHATT intervention
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Intermountain Health Primary Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026First hospital in western United States to join the national TAG Network for trauma and grief care, supported by New York Life Foundation.
• Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care at UT SouthwesterncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey collaborator in Lone Star Depression Challenge, bringing depression research expertise to statewide implementation.
• Harvard Medical School's Department of Global Health and Social MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing global health expertise for the EMPOWER initiative within Lone Star Depression Challenge.
• The Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance UsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational initiative partner helping Texas businesses purchase better mental health care as part of the Challenge.
• Methodist Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBegan integration of Measurement-Based Care practices in primary care clinics as part of The Cloudbreak Initiative.
• Dell Medical School Department of PsychiatrysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing partner to the Lone Star Depression Challenge implementation.
• Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing co-host of the annual Children's Mental Health Summit series.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mental Health America: The oldest national mental health advocacy nonprofit, focused on screening, prevention, early intervention, and policy. Shares Hackett's focus on early identification and policy translation, but is a broad national incumbent rather than a regional policy center.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): The nation's largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization, providing education, support groups, public awareness, and policy advocacy. Comparable in policy advocacy and family-facing mission, but operates at much greater national scale and breadth than Hackett's regional scope.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: A membership and advocacy organization for mental health and substance use treatment providers. Comparable as a system-level convener and policy advocate in behavioral health, with broader provider-membership scope than Hackett's regional policy center.

Direct peers

• Well Being Trust: A national foundation focused on advancing the mental, social, and spiritual health of the nation through policy, advocacy, and grantmaking. Comparable as a foundation-led policy and systems-change vehicle in mental health with similar advocacy and convening roles.
• Child Mind Institute: An independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming mental health care for children through clinical care, research, and education. Comparable to Hackett in its children-and-families orientation and its combination of program work, research dissemination, and family/school-facing resources.
• Steinberg Institute: A Sacramento-based nonprofit focused on California behavioral health policy, advancing the state's mental health system through legislative and budget work. Closely mirrors Hackett's state-and-regional mental health policy advocacy model, with shared tactics of working through the legislature and state agencies.
• Born This Way Foundation: A nonprofit co-founded by Lady Gaga focused on supporting youth mental health and kindness, including the Be There Certificate peer-support program. Shares Hackett's youth mental health and community-systems orientation with a focus on practical, scalable resources.
• The Kennedy Forum: A national mental health policy nonprofit founded by former Rep. Patrick Kennedy focused on advancing parity, integration, and evidence-based care. Highly comparable to Hackett's policy-guidance, system-transformation mission and its role convening stakeholders around collaborative care and measurement-based practice.
• The Jed Foundation: A nonprofit focused on protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults, including its Minding College Minds learning community. Aligns with Hackett's youth-focused systems-change work and its 'Minding College Minds' branded program.

Emerging players

• NeuroFlow: A behavioral health technology platform that uses AI to identify at-risk patients and operationalize measurement-based care across provider networks. Adjacent to Hackett's MBC/CoCM work and is explicitly referenced as a technology partner in MMHPI materials.

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

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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