Mergers and Acquisitions: The Year in Review - Consolidation Trend Cuts Across Behavioral Health and Social Service Industries

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Analysis The behavioral health and social service industries are being fundamentally transformed as a result of consolidation driven by demographic, economic and political change. Prominent actors in this trend are national companies, many with well established consolidation strategies. The past year has witnessed the continuation of this trend toward consolidation that has taken hold in the behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, developmental disabilities and long-term care industries. Internet-based companies also joined in this trend. Participants in transactions have included large, publicly traded entities, regional for-profit . . .