Behavioral Health Business January 22, 2024
Morgan Gonzales

The outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) industry has evolved from a landscape of mom-and-pop businesses to a field dominated by sophisticated providers seeking to provide quality care.

While the SUD industry has matured over the last decade, it still faces significant roadblocks like stigma surrounding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and fragmentation. The splintered SUD market offers an attractive opportunity for consolidation, industry insiders said at Behavioral Health Business’s INVEST event, but investors and operators must grapple with valuations.

When Diane Daych, managing partner and co-founder of private equity firm Granite Growth Health Partners, began investing in the outpatient SUD industry, many providers lacked the sophistication now seen as standard.

“It was very much a mom-and-pop type business when you think about...

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