Florida private equity firm unveils youth mental health provider in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) — A new mental health resource has opened its doors on Jacksonville’s Southside.
Backed by a Florida private equity fund, HavenRise Academy will concentrate on care for students in grades six through 12.
Located near the St. Johns Town Center at 10550 Deerwood Park Blvd., Suite 301, HavenRise is a recently founded organization created to deliver options of partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient-tailored care.
“We created HavenRise to meet an urgent need for age-appropriate, compassionate care for teens,” CEO Jamie Stevens said in a statement. “Our goal is to provide structure and hope, giving adolescents and their families the tools they need to rebuild confidence, connection and resilience.”
Prior to co-founding HavenRise, Stevens spent more than two decades with Jacksonville-based addiction treatment and rehabilitation center Lakeview Health, including three years as CEO, before departing in November last year, according to her LinkedIn page.
Blending clinical and academic perspectives, HavenRise’s programs integrate individual and family therapy, expressive and mindfulness-based groups, psychiatric care, and supported education, according to a release.
The new care provider is backed by MBF Healthcare Partners, a middle-market health care private equity fund based in Coral Gables. Formed in 2004, MBF builds growth-oriented health care companies and pinpoints investment opportunities in niche markets, according to its website.
“We are proud to partner with Jamie and the HavenRise team to address a critical gap in adolescent mental health care,” said Josh Weber, MBF managing director. “Their leadership and clinical approach align perfectly with MBF’s commitment to expanding access to quality care and supporting sustainable, patient-centered growth.”
It’s not Jacksonville’s first youth-focused health care entry this year. Over the summer, Bluebird Kids Health brought two clinics to North Florida, backed by millions from New England venture capitalists.
To date, Bluebird raised $31.5 million from investors and venture capital firms during its first venture capital raise, co-led by two Boston-area VC firms, F Prime and .406 Ventures, plus a backer in New York called Juxtapose.
Photo courtesy of HavenRise Academy