ALPHA Behavioral Health Center

Name

ALPHA Behavioral Health Center

Legal name

Kershaw County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Website

https://alphabehavioralhealthcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Outpatient behavioral health
• Substance abuse treatment
• Mental health counseling
• Drug testing services
• Court-mandated intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance and Medicaid Reimbursement: ALPHA accepts Medicaid and most health insurance plans. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) contracts with ALPHA for reimbursement of treatment services to Medicaid recipients. Over six different private insurances are accepted.
2. Sliding Scale Fee Program: Individuals may qualify for sliding scale fees based on income and Federal Poverty Guidelines after completing a Financial Assessment. Self-paying clients receive payment agreement plans.
3. Drug Testing Services: Fee-for-service testing including urine screening ($55), hair follicle testing ($115-$190), saliva alcohol screening ($20), and DNA testing starting at $300. Testing for DOT and non-DOT purposes.
4. Court-Mandated Program Fees: Fees for intervention programs mandated by court citations: Alcohol Awareness Program $150, Tobacco Education Program $25, PREP $25-$50, ADSAP based on assessment. PTI Education class $150.
5. State and Federal Block Grant Funding: Majority of funding received from State and Federal alcohol and drug abuse programs. Additional funding from United Way allocations, Federal Block Grants, and specialized grants.
6. Employer Contracts: Contracts with local governmental entities, private businesses for drug-free workplace programs, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), and specific prevention/intervention/treatment programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ALPHA Behavioral Health Center is a private non-profit outpatient behavioral health provider delivering prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders. Services are delivered across three South Carolina county offices (Kershaw, Chesterfield, Lee) and via a Doxy.me telehealth platform, serving all ages from children (5+) to adults with individual, group, and family counseling plus drug and DNA testing services.

Product overview

ALPHA Behavioral Health Center is a CARF-accredited outpatient behavioral health provider offering a comprehensive suite of prevention, intervention, and treatment services across Kershaw, Chesterfield, and Lee Counties in South Carolina. The organization operates as a multi-service platform consisting of prevention programs (PREP, Prescription Drug Take Back, Tobacco Education), intervention services (ADSAP, Drug Court, Pre-trial Intervention, Youth Arbitration, Domestic Violence), treatment programs (Adult/Youth/Hispanic services, MAT, Peer Support, EAP, Gambling Addiction), and testing services (Urine/Hair/DNA testing, Saliva Alcohol Screening, Drug-Free Workplace Assistance). Services are delivered in-person at three county offices and via telehealth video platform. The organization utilizes the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework and ASAM treatment standards, with clinical staff holding various licensures including LPC, LMSW, and certifications in addictions counseling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prevention Programs Evidence-based substance use prevention services including information dissemination, education, environmental strategies, community collaboration, alternative activities, and problem identification and referral for citizens of all ages.
• Prescription Drug Take Back Program assisting in properly disposing of unused or expired medications to prevent misuse and potential overdoses through partnerships with law enforcement agencies and free Dispose Rx products.
• Palmetto Retailers Education Program (PREP) DAODAS and SC Department of Revenue-approved merchant education program reducing underage access to alcohol and tobacco products through employee and manager training on sales compliance, ID checking, and refusal techniques.
• Tobacco Education Program (TEP) Educational program for youth charged with tobacco violations, addressing tobacco and nicotine products, effects of use, addiction, healthy alternatives, and resources to quit, offered as an alternative to school suspension or legal penalties.
• Alcohol Awareness Program (AAP) DAODAS-approved 8-hour educational program divided into two 4-hour sessions helping participants understand risks of underage drinking, phases of high-risk drinking and addiction, and how low-risk decisions can protect values.
• Youth Arbitration Program (YAP) Restorative justice program providing first-time offenders (ages 11-16) charged with non-violent crimes an opportunity to accept responsibility and attempt to repair harm caused by their crime.
• Pre-trial Intervention (PTI) Pre-trial diversion program for first-time offenders providing alternatives to traditional criminal prosecution through early rehabilitative services focused on decision making, alcohol and drug education, goal setting, anger management, and stress management.
• Alcohol & Drug Safety Action Program (ADSAP) Mandatory statewide education and treatment program for individuals convicted of DUI, BUI, implied consent, or DUAC offenses, utilizing the Prime for Life curriculum taught in group settings meeting twice weekly for four weeks.
• Domestic Violence Program Pre-trial intervention diversion program featuring the 26-week Batterer's Intervention Program (BIP) providing weekly group counseling for perpetrators of domestic violence, including lethality assessment and coping skills development.
• Drug Court Program Intensive treatment program for drug-abusing offenders referred by the Criminal Justice System in lieu of prison sentences, combining comprehensive supervision, drug testing, treatment services, immediate sanctions, and incentives over a minimum one-year period.
• Adult Treatment Services ASAM Level I Outpatient treatment services for adults including individual and group counseling utilizing evidence-based therapies such as Trauma Focused Therapy, EMDR, Family Therapy, and Play Therapy for substance use, mental health, grief, stress, anger management, and trauma.
• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) FDA-approved medication treatment combined with counseling and behavioral therapies for individuals with opioid or alcohol use disorders, using medications to manage withdrawals and cravings while teaching coping skills.
• Peer Support Services Services provided by Certified Peer Support Specialists who are advanced in their own recovery, offering emotional support, knowledge sharing, skills teaching, practical advice, and role modeling to others in recovery.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employee Assistance Program providing confidential counseling for job-related or personal problems including marriage, grief, family, depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, and substance use, with limited free visits for employees and family members.
• Offender-Based Treatment Services Substance use education and treatment program for individuals referred by SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon, focused on accepting responsibility, changing criminal thinking errors, reducing substance use, and increasing positive social skills.
• Gambling Addiction Program Eight-week program for compulsive gamblers including assessment and specialized gambling counseling covering the nature of compulsive gambling, denial and recovery, relapse process, and relapse prevention.
• Substance Abuse Professional Program (SAP) DOT-mandated program evaluating workers who have violated drug and alcohol regulations, including initial clinical assessment, education and treatment referrals, follow-up assessment, and return-to-duty completion documentation.
• Children and Youth Treatment Services Behavioral health counseling services for children beginning at age 5, including school-based services in select schools, utilizing CBT, Trauma Focused CBT, Play Therapy, and substance use/misuse counseling for adolescents.
• Hispanic/Latino Services (Entre Amigos) Culturally-competent services for the Hispanic/Latino community including prevention workshops in schools, interpreter services, treatment services, community movie nights, and educational workshops.
• Urine Drug Screening Drug screening covering usage history from hours to weeks, including 10-panel tests for amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, ETG alcohol, extended opiates, marijuana, methadone, PCP, and propoxyphene, available in instant and lab-based formats. Priced at $55.00 per test.
• Hair Follicle Screening Hair testing for up to 10 controlled substances, with 1.5 inches of hair yielding approximately 90 days of usage history, available as 5-panel ($115.00) or 10-panel ($190.00) tests including extended opiates and oxycodone.
• Saliva Alcohol Screening Saliva alcohol screening using Alco-Screen tests that qualitatively measure alcohol concentration starting at 0.02%, providing quick, cost-effective results comparable to blood alcohol concentration for DOT and non-DOT testing at $20 per test.
• DNA Testing DNA relationship testing through partnership with DNA Solutions for paternity, maternity, grandparent, and sibling relationships, providing legally binding, confidential results for immigration, adoption, child support, and probate cases. Legal paternity/maternity testing starts at $300 for up to 3 samples.
• Drug-Free Workplace Assistance Employer assistance program helping implement drug-free workplace policies, providing 12-panel rapid drug screening ($40.00 per test), DOT-approved testing ($65), alcohol testing ($20), Workers' Compensation premium discount assistance, and compliance support.
• Telehealth Services Virtual telehealth services connecting individuals with clinical counselors through secure video platform (Doxy.me) using personalized virtual waiting room links, available for those unable to visit offices due to transportation, health restrictions, or other limitations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided in Kershaw, Chesterfield, and Lee Counties in South Carolina
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)coreOthersDHHS, the state's Medicaid authority, contracts with ALPHA for reimbursement of treatment services to Medicaid recipients. This is a core revenue partnership enabling access to publicly funded healthcare.
• South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS)coreOthersDAODAS approves ALPHA programs including the Alcohol Awareness Program. ALPHA participates as member of Drug Court treatment teams in Fourth and Fifth Judicial Circuits. DAODAS provides grant funding for Hispanic/Latino services.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)coreOthersALPHA utilizes the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to define essential traits of strategies and guide principles and action steps in planning and building effective prevention programs.
• Local Law Enforcement AgenciesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with law enforcement for environmental prevention strategies including alcohol and tobacco retail compliance checks, saturation patrols, and SYNAR statewide tobacco survey inspections. Law enforcement also refers individuals to intervention programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pyramid Healthcare: Multi-state outpatient and residential behavioral health provider delivering prevention, intervention, treatment, MAT, and recovery services similar to ALPHA's full program stack. Closely comparable mission-driven community provider with county-level contracts and accredited programs.
• Centerstone: Large nonprofit community behavioral health provider operating across multiple states with outpatient mental health, substance use, court-mandated, and prevention services. Comparable as a publicly funded, CARF-accredited multi-county outpatient provider serving similar populations.
• Coleman Professional Services: Community-based behavioral health nonprofit offering outpatient mental health, substance use, and prevention services across multiple rural counties. Comparable mission, scale, and reliance on state block grants and Medicaid funding.
• Gaudenzia: Nonprofit providing prevention, intervention, outpatient, and residential substance use and behavioral health services in multiple states. Similar CARF-accredited nonprofit with court-referred programming and community-based county-level service delivery.
• Brandywine Counseling & Community Services: Nonprofit outpatient substance use and mental health provider with MAT, court-referred programs, and prevention services funded by state, federal, and Medicaid contracts. Closely matches ALPHA's funding mix and outpatient-only model in a multi-county geography.
• Talbert House: Ohio-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, substance use, court-mandated (drug court, ADSAP-style), prevention, and reentry services across multiple counties. Near-identical service structure and community-embedded operating model to ALPHA.

Emerging players

• BrightView Health: Outpatient-focused substance use disorder treatment provider with strong MAT emphasis and growing geographic footprint in the Southeast. Competes with ALPHA in the outpatient SUD space but with a tech-enabled, multi-site model rather than county-designated status.

Broad incumbents

• HealthRight 360: Nonprofit providing integrated outpatient behavioral health, substance use, prevention, and reentry services. Comparable integrated service stack and reliance on public funding, though operating at significantly larger scale than ALPHA.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National nonprofit offering a comprehensive continuum of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use and co-occurring disorders. Directly comparable in scope (prevention through treatment) and CARF-style accredited service model, though at much larger scale and national footprint.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Established nonprofit offering prevention, intervention, outpatient, and residential treatment for substance use disorders. Comparable prevention/intervention programming and CARF-style standards, with broader footprint and residential capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/alphabehavioralhealthcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alphabehavioral
• Instagraminstagram.com/alphabehavioral

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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