The healthcare advisory firm reported 42 deals in the behavioral health space in the first three months of 2024, the most since the fourth quarter of 2022.
Venture capital investments accounted for $350 million in investments in the behavioral health industry in the quarter.
Of the transactions Mertz Taggart reported, 11 were in addiction treatment, 28 were in the mental healthcare provider market and five were in the autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities space.
Notable acquisitions during the quarter included Acadia Healthcare’s purchase of Turning Point Centers, a 76-bed substance use disorder and behavioral treatment program in Utah. Acadia also picked up three comprehensive treatment centers in North Carolina.
Accompany Health, a Maryland-based startup providing behavioral care to low-income patients, received a $56 million venture-capital investment in the quarter.
Forta, a California-based startup that helps parents become registered behavior technicians, scored a $55 million funding round.
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