Press Release

PHC, Inc. To Announce 2009 Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results on Thursday, September 17th

Company To Hold Conference Call at 10 a.m. eastern time that dayPEABODY, Mass., Sep 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PHC, Inc., d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health (NYSE AMEX: PHC), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, announced today that it will release fourth quarter and 2009 fiscal year end results on Thursday, September 17th before the market opens. The company will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. eastern time that day to discuss the results.

Interested parties should dial 888-713-4215 (domestically) or 617-213-4867 (internationally) and use conference passcode 89917647. A replay of the call will be available for 30 days and can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestically) or 617-801-6888 (internationally) and using passcode 12684616. Preregistration for the call is available by visiting https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PLGWT3KDC

About PHC d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health

PHC, Inc., d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health, is a national healthcare company providing behavioral health services in five states, including substance abuse treatment facilities in Utah and Virginia, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. The company also offers internet and telephonic-based referral services that includes employee assistance programs and critical incident services. Contracted services with government agencies, national insurance companies, and major transportation and gaming companies cover more than one million individuals. Pioneer helps people gain and maintain physical, spiritual and emotional health through delivering the highest quality, most culturally responsive and compassionate behavioral health care programs and services. For more information, visit www.phc-inc.com.

Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release may include "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the operations or the performance of the Company and its future plans and objectives. Various future events or factors may cause the actual results to vary materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made in this press release. For a discussion of these factors and risks, see the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

SOURCE: PHC, Inc.

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