Alaska Behavioral Health Association

What Alaska Behavioral Health Association does

Alaska Behavioral Health Association (ABHA) is a member-driven nonprofit trade association founded in 1996 and headquartered in Eagle River, Alaska. The organization represents leadership from over 80 community mental health and substance abuse treatment providers across the State of Alaska, organized into three membership categories: Category A voting service providers (Medicaid-approved behavioral health providers), Category B non-voting associates (nonprofit trade associations and stakeholders), and Category C non-voting affiliates (for-profit organizations with relevant resources or financial interests with the State of Alaska, such as EHR providers and consulting firms). ABHA's mission centers on advocacy, education, and connection to improve behavioral health services and systems throughout Alaska.

ABHA's core offerings include the ABHA Provider Toolkit (a Medicaid behavioral health services orientation resource developed in partnership with Agnew::Beck), bi-annual Members' and Affiliates' Conferences featuring keynote speakers, workshops, and panel discussions with state officials, monthly meetings with state partners, and affinity groups for behavioral health providers. The organization's technical infrastructure is minimal, consisting of a Squarespace-hosted website and SharePoint-based documentation hosting, consistent with its role as a membership association rather than a technology company. Membership includes automatic affiliation with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, providing national-level connectivity and convention discounts.

ABHA generates revenue through membership dues (undisclosed amounts) and conference registration fees ($125-$200 per attendee depending on membership status and timing). The organization is led by CEO Dr. Victoria Kildal and COO Lance Johnson, supported by a 1-10 person staff and a nine-member Board of Directors elected from the membership on staggered three-year terms. ABHA has established strategic relationships with the Alaska Division of Behavioral Health, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Agnew::Beck, and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, enabling its policy advocacy functions across the Alaska behavioral health ecosystem.

Name

Alaska Behavioral Health Association

Legal name

Alaska Behavioral Health Association

Website

https://akbha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alaska Behavioral Health Association is a member-driven nonprofit trade association founded in 1996 that represents 80+ behavioral health providers across Alaska, offering advocacy, education, bi-annual conferences, and a Provider Toolkit to improve behavioral health services statewide.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eagle River

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ABHA generates revenue through membership dues from three categories: Category A (Service Providers - voting), Category B (Associates - non-voting), and Category C (Affiliates - non-voting). Membership includes automatic affiliation with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
2. Conference Fees: Revenue generated from bi-annual conference registrations. Early bird pricing: $125 for members, $175 for non-members before August 15. Standard pricing: $150 for members, $200 for non-members after that date.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ABHA is a member-driven trade association that provides behavioral health providers in Alaska with collective advocacy on state policy, professional education through bi-annual conferences and a Provider Toolkit, and networking via affinity groups and monthly meetings with state partners. Its offerings are sold as three membership categories (Service Provider, Associate, Affiliate), supplemented by conference registration fees and bundled access to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

Product overview

Alaska Behavioral Health Association is a mission-driven membership organization (trade association), not a technology product company. The organization provides advocacy, education, and connectivity services for behavioral health providers across Alaska through a membership-based model. Key offerings include the ABHA Provider Toolkit (a Medicaid behavioral health services resource developed with Agnew::Beck), bi-annual conferences with continuing education credits, three membership categories (Category A for Medicaid-approved service providers, Category B for associate organizations, and Category C for affiliates), and affinity groups. Membership includes automatic affiliation with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

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Products and services

• Category A Membership (Service Provider)
• Category B Membership (Associate) Non-voting membership for non-profit trade associations and Alaska stakeholders/partners with overlapping behavioral health concerns and similar missions. Includes participation in advocacy, meetings, affinity groups, and conference attendance.
• Category C Membership (Affiliate) Non-voting membership for for-profit organizations that have resources or services available for provider purchase or have financial interests with the State of Alaska, such as EHR providers or consulting businesses. Includes access to the provider network and conference visibility.
• ABHA Provider Toolkit A resource developed in partnership with Agnew::Beck to assist behavioral health providers in delivering Medicaid behavioral health services in Alaska. Version 1.1 is available as a general orientation toolkit.
• Bi-Annual Members' and Affiliates' Conference Twice-yearly conference bringing together behavioral health professionals, thought leaders, and advocates from across Alaska for workshops, keynote speeches, panel discussions with state officials, and networking opportunities. Includes free continuing education for select sessions.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Council for Mental WellbeingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerABHA membership includes automatic membership in the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, providing members with access to national resources, advocacy, and discounted rates to the annual National Convention. This partnership enhances ABHA's value proposition by connecting Alaska providers to a national behavioral health network.
• Agnew::BeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABHA partnered with Agnew::Beck consulting firm to develop the Provider Toolkit (ver. 1.1), a comprehensive resource for delivering Medicaid behavioral health services in Alaska. Agnew::Beck contributed expertise in creating orientation materials for behavioral health providers.
• Alaska Division of Behavioral HealthcoreOthersABHA maintains ongoing collaborative relationship with the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health, evidenced by their successful advocacy resulting in proposed removal of Service Authorization requirements and written responses to 1115 regulations and service manuals.
• Alaska Mental Health Trust AuthoritymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABHA works with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority as a key state partner, leveraging their shared interest in improving behavioral health services and systems throughout Alaska.
• Lakefront Hotel AnchorageminorOthersThe 2026 Fall Members' and Affiliates' Conference is being held at the Lakefront Hotel Anchorage, 4800 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99517. The venue is offering a special discounted Conference rate for attendees.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Washington State Behavioral Health Council: Trade association of behavioral health providers in Washington state. Directly comparable in scope (Medicaid provider advocacy, conferences, technical assistance) and similar in member-driven governance model.
• California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies: State-level trade association representing community behavioral health providers in California. Closely mirrors ABHA's structure — Medicaid-focused provider membership, advocacy, training, and annual conferences — at much larger scale.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: The largest U.S. behavioral health trade association. ABHA membership automatically includes National Council membership, making it the most directly comparable peer in mission, member services, and advocacy focus — operating at the national level where ABHA operates at the state level.

Broad incumbents

• Mental Health America: The nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to mental health advocacy and education. Operates at a national scale with affiliate structure similar to ABHA's relationship with the National Council, and competes for the same advocacy and education dollars.
• American Counseling Association: Large professional membership organization for counselors — a key clinical workforce for ABHA's members. Comparable in offering continuing education, advocacy, and conferences, but at the national level across all counseling specialties.
• National Association of Social Workers: The largest professional association for social workers, many of whom staff Alaska behavioral health provider organizations. Comparable in providing advocacy, CE, and standards guidance to behavioral health professionals.

Others

• Northeast Delta Dental (Alaska provider network): Listed for adjacency: not a behavioral health association, but a healthcare-sector organization that interacts with the same Alaska provider ecosystem. Included to illustrate the broader healthcare trade-association landscape in the state rather than as a direct comparator.

Regional players

• Alaska Primary Care Association: Alaska's statewide trade association for community health centers, many of which also deliver behavioral health services. Operates in adjacent membership space with overlapping provider members in Alaska.
• Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority: A key state partner of ABHA that funds and advocates for behavioral health services in Alaska. Not a membership association, but the closest peer in mission and the most consequential state-level stakeholder ABHA engages with.
• Idaho Behavioral Health Association: Comparable small-population, rural-state trade association for behavioral health providers. Similar operational scale to ABHA, facing parallel challenges in Medicaid advocacy, workforce, and geographic service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alaskabha
• Facebookfacebook.com/akbehavioralhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alaska-behavioral-health-association

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Profiles2 records

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