Putting the human in health and human services
A driver of social change, fueled by collaboration and expertise.
Our Story
Our commitment to social justice, equity, and better health outcomes for those neglected by society started 40 years ago with founder Neal Shifman. He was a visionary and brilliant leader who inspired his team to advocate for the human connection.
Neal grew AHP from a small Massachusetts company to a national firm, with hundreds of staff and projects across the country. Neal confronted monumental challenges head-on, including the opioid epidemic, homelessness, criminal justice reforms, and deaths of despair, seeking the most creative, innovative, and effective ways forward.
Advocates for Human Potential was born out of the driving force: healing for all. Our purpose focuses on mental and physical health, justice, shared knowledge, and continual learning. We are committed to carrying on Neal’s vision to transform behavioral health care for complex, vulnerable populations. Contact us to share your social infrastructure challenge that requires our bold approach, and we’ll get to work.
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Extensive Experience
Our multidisciplinary teams comprise nationally known experts, educators, business leaders, researchers, innovators, and changemakers with lived experience spanning every level of the behavioral health system of care. Our teams use their knowledge and experience to collaborate with you, implement programs and initiatives, develop policies, and assess their impact.
Your Goals Are Our Business
That’s why we listen attentively. We closely integrate with you, your leadership, and your staff to assess how we can disrupt the status quo to improve the human condition.
AHP is a national leader in:
- Behavioral health infrastructure and housing development
- Criminal justice system involvement
- Mental health parity and health equity
- Health-related social needs and systemic drivers of health
- Housing and homelessness
- Big data for quality, efficiency, and savings
- Integration and care coordination
- Behavioral health Continuum of Care design
- Opioid crisis response
- Special populations
- Workforce development
We focus on these specific challenges because they represent the systems and processes that will ignite real change in health and human services. We customize training and technical assistance to ensure it’s delivered with care and precision while research and evaluation are executed with purpose. Our expertise guides you and the people you serve forward.
