Horizon Health Services Inc.

Horizon Health Services Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Getzville, New York, specializes in evidence-based behavioral health interventions and comprehensive treatment services for diverse populations. The organization serves federal inmates, adolescents, individuals with substance use disorders, and other vulnerable populations across Western New York counties, with demonstrated expertise in mental health, substance abuse treatment, and trauma-informed care. Through its federal contract and grant portfolio, Horizon Health Services has established itself as a significant provider of behavioral health services to the U.S. federal government, with a track record of consistent performance and mission alignment in addressing critical public health needs.

Horizon Health Services has secured substantial federal contract awards exclusively through the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office, with a single-award indefinite delivery contract valued at $2,118,591.93 running through 2026. The organization has received multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders under this contract vehicle, with individual delivery orders ranging from approximately $10,500 to $152,900, totaling over $800,000 in contract awards reflected in the award history. The contracts consistently address the provision of Correctional Treatment Services (CTS), substance use treatment, mental health services, and sex offender treatment programs to federal inmates in the Buffalo, New York area, with performance typically conducted at the organization's facility in Getzville, New York. All contract awards have been issued through open competition with no set-aside designations, and Horizon Health Services has served as the prime contractor on each award with no identified subcontractors, demonstrating the organization's direct capacity to deliver these specialized behavioral health services to the federal correctional system.

Horizon Health Services has been awarded five prime federal grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reflecting the organization's capacity to manage large-scale behavioral health initiatives. The SAFER Program (Substance Abuse-Free Education/Intervention & Referral), awarded on September 30, 2024, with a completion date of September 29, 2029, focuses on implementing the evidence-based SBIRT public health model for adolescents and young adults aged 10-25 in Erie, Genesee, and Niagara counties, specifically targeting underage drinking, opioid use, and substance abuse prevention in school-based clinics. The Childhood Trauma and Resiliency (CTR) Program, awarded September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2028, targets children and adolescents ages 8-17 in Erie and Niagara counties with evidence-based trauma and grief-focused treatment services to address the significant prevalence of childhood trauma in the region. The MH Alert Program, awarded the same date through September 29, 2026, trains adults in schools and workplaces to recognize mental health and suicidal symptoms using the evidence-based QPR and Mental Health First Aid methodologies. The MATCONNECT Program, also awarded September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2028, expands access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment and recovery support services across Niagara and Genesee counties, prioritizing rural populations and those with criminal justice involvement. The Comprehensive Community Behavioral Health Center Implementation and Advancement (CCBHC I&A) Grant, awarded September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2027, enhances services on Buffalo's East Side to address behavioral health disparities for Black individuals with criminal justice involvement and those transitioning from inpatient or emergency care. Additionally, Horizon Health Services has received multiple federal grant sub-awards through the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., related to New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Substance Abuse-Free Opportunity and Recovery initiatives, and has partnered with the University of Virginia's addiction medicine fellowship program to provide experiential training at its Waverly, Virginia medical center location.