ACT for Mental Health

What ACT for Mental Health does

ACT for Mental Health (All Cooperating Together) is a California-incorporated nonprofit founded in 1956 in San Jose, delivering affordable mental health counseling, court-approved education, and peer support services to residents of Santa Clara County. Its service portfolio is organized into three lines: (1) counseling and therapy for children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families, with an emphasis on parent/child reunification, child trauma, and short-term, evidence-based, solution-focused interventions; (2) 8-week court-approved education classes in Parenting, Co-Parenting, and Anger Management that satisfy Santa Clara County judicial requirements; and (3) virtual Spanish-language support groups (Hombres and Mujeres) delivered via Zoom. The organization also operates a clinical internship field placement for MFT, MSW, and MACC master-level students.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lean: a Wix-hosted website (actmentalhealth.org) and Facebook page handle marketing and intake, while Zoom is the primary video platform for virtual support groups and court-approved classes. There are no proprietary software products, mobile apps, or APIs; the "platform" is the licensed clinical workforce and the referral relationships that feed it.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across four streams: insurance reimbursements (Medi-Cal/Medicare under Valley Health Plan, Santa Clara Family Health Plan, and Anthem Blue Cross), sliding-scale client fees, court scholarship funding administered through the Board of Supervisors Otto Lee District 3, and charitable donations and bequests. Customer acquisition is sales-led and referral-driven, with court systems, probation officers, social agencies, and in-network insurance plans functioning as the primary distribution channels. Multilingual delivery in English, Spanish, Farsi, Pashto, Hindi, and Vietnamese is a key access differentiator for the county's diverse populations.

Name

ACT for Mental Health

Legal name

ACT for Mental Health

Website

https://actmentalhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACT for Mental Health is a San Jose-based nonprofit founded in 1956 that provides affordable, multilingual mental health counseling, court-approved 8-week education classes, and Spanish-language support groups to children, adults, and families in Santa Clara County, funded by insurance reimbursements, sliding-scale fees, donations, and court scholarships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Eating Disorder Treatment Programs (HLAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Court-approved education
• Family therapy
• Support groups
• Clinical internships

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Payments: ACT accepts Medi-Cal/Medicare under Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Anthem Blue Cross, and Valley Health Plan as payment for services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: ACT for Mental Health is a not-for-profit mental health agency that depends on donations and charitable contributions to provide quality mental health care to children, adults and families who are without the means to pay for counseling services. Accepts cash contributions, stocks and bequests, and computer and office equipment donations.
3. Sliding Scale Fees: For clients without qualifying insurance, fees are determined on a sliding scale based on ability to pay.
4. Court Scholarship Funding: Court Scholarship through the Board of Supervisors Otto Lee District 3 and El Camino Hospital Foundation provides funding for clients unable to pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACT for Mental Health is a nonprofit that delivers affordable mental health counseling, court-approved education classes, and virtual support groups to children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families in Santa Clara County. Services include individual/family/child counseling, 8-week court-approved parenting, co-parenting, and anger management classes, and Spanish-language online support groups, with sliding scale fees and multiple insurance plans accepted.

Product overview

ACT for Mental Health is a nonprofit organization offering a unified suite of mental health services centered around three core service lines: Counseling & Therapy (for children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families), Court Approved Education (8-week classes in Parenting, Co-Parenting, and Anger Management), and Support Groups (Spanish-language virtual groups for men and women). The organization also provides Clinical Internships for master-level students. Services are available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Farsi, Pashto, Hindi, and Vietnamese, with fees determined via sliding scale or accepted insurance plans including Medi-Cal, MediCare, Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Anthem Blue Cross, and Valley Health Plan. ACT has been serving the community for over 50 years, originally incorporated in 1956 to sponsor the client-managed Fireside Friendship Club.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counseling & Therapy Services Individual, couples, family, and child counseling for clients in emotional distress, parents and children reconnecting after legal separation, and individuals referred by courts or social agencies. Delivered through evidence-based therapy with a solution-focused orientation.
• Court Approved Education Classes 8-week court-approved courses in Parenting, Co-Parenting, and Anger Management, all court approved in Santa Clara County, providing certificates of completion for mandated clients.
• Support Groups Online support groups for Spanish-speaking men (Hombres) and women (Mujeres) to enhance coping skills for everyday challenges, delivered virtually via Zoom.
• Clinical Internships Field placement internships for master-level students (MFT, MSW, MACC) providing clinical experience including intakes, counseling, family/couples therapy, and class co-facilitation under licensed supervision.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Santa Clara Family Health PlancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACT accepts Medi-Cal under Santa Clara Family Health Plan as payment for mental health counseling services.
• Valley Health PlancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACT accepts Valley Health Plan insurance for mental health counseling services.
• Anthem Blue Cross (Medi-Cal)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACT accepts Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal for mental health counseling services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County: Local NAMI affiliate providing free mental-health support groups, education classes, and family/court-referred programs in Santa Clara County. Comparable in support-group and education-class offerings as a low-cost complement to clinical services.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Clinics: One of California's largest nonprofit behavioral-health providers, serving children, adults, and families across multiple counties including Santa Clara. Comparable in mission and Medi-Cal-funded service delivery; materially larger and more diversified.
• Caminar: Bay Area behavioral-health nonprofit (formed from the merger of Edgewood and Uplift Family Services) operating across multiple counties with broader youth, family, and residential mental-health programs. Comparable in mission; significantly larger in scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC): Mountain View-based nonprofit providing school-based and community mental-health counseling for children, adolescents, and families in Santa Clara County. Directly comparable in youth-and-family counseling focus and regional service area.
• Gardner Family Health Network: Federally qualified health center serving Santa Clara County with integrated behavioral-health services, including counseling for low-income patients on Medi-Cal. Comparable in serving diverse, multilingual, underinsured populations in the same county.
• Momentum for Mental Health: Santa Clara County-based nonprofit providing outpatient mental health services, case management, and supportive housing across the same service area as ACT. Directly comparable as a county-level community mental-health nonprofit serving similar low-income and court-involved populations.
• Mental Health Association of San Francisco: Bay Area nonprofit providing outpatient mental-health counseling, support groups, and peer services to underserved populations. Comparable mission and service model, though operating in an adjacent county rather than Santa Clara.
• Family Service Agency of San Francisco: Long-established nonprofit counseling agency serving children, adults, couples, and families in the Bay Area with sliding-scale fees and multilingual staff. Comparable in legacy nonprofit counseling model and diversified payer mix.
• Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI): Santa Clara County nonprofit providing behavioral-health counseling, including multilingual services (Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, Spanish), and court-referred services. Closely comparable in mission, multilingual offering, and county footprint.

Regional players

• Parents Helping Parents: Silicon Valley-based nonprofit supporting families of children with special needs, including counseling, parent education, and support groups in Santa Clara County. Comparable in family-counseling and parent-education class offerings, though more focused on developmental needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACTForMentalHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/act-for-mental-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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