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FRANKLIN, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (aAcadiaa or the aCompanya) (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that it will participate in the Citi 2012 Global Health Care Conference, which takes place February 27^th through February29^th in New York City. In connection with the conference, there will be an on-line web cast of the Companyas presentation available at the Companyas web site starting at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time/12:30 p.m. Central Time on Monday, February 27, 2012. Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, and Brent Turner, Co-President, will be speaking at the conference.

The company will also participate in the Raymond James 33^rd Annual Institutional Investors Conference, which takes place March 4^th through March 7^th in Orlando, Florida. In connection with the conference, there will be an on-line web cast of the Companyas presentation available at the Companyas web site starting at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time/6:30 a.m. Central Time on Monday, March 5, 2012. Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, and Brent Turner, Co-President, will be speaking at the conference.

The company will also participate in the Barclays Capital 2012 Global Health Care Conference, which takes place March 13^th through March 14^th in Miami, Florida. In connection with the conference, there will be an on-line web cast of the Companyas presentation available at the Companyas web site starting at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time/3:45 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, and Brent Turner, Co-President, will be speaking at the conference.

The live web cast of the presentations will be available on the Companyas web site, [ www.acadiahealthcare.com ], by clicking on the aInvestor Relationsa link. Please go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the web cast to download and install any necessary software. A replay of the presentations will also be available on the Companyas web site for two weeks.

About Acadia

Acadia is a provider of inpatient behavioral health care services. Acadia operates a network of 29 behavioral health facilities with approximately 1,970 licensed beds in 18 states. Acadia provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.