FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   SHEAR BRUCE A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. [ACHC] (Last) (First) (Middle) ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC., 830 CRESCENT CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 610 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice Chairman 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FRANKLIN, TN 37067 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 337,778 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock options	11/01/2011	10/14/2012	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	3,751	$ 11.8	D	Â
Stock options	11/01/2011	11/14/2012	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	5,001	$ 11.6	D	Â
Stock options	11/01/2011	02/18/2013	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	5,000	$ 11	D	Â
Stock options	11/01/2011	11/28/2013	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	12,500	$ 5	D	Â
Stock options	  (1)	06/15/2014	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	5,000	$ 4.8	D	Â
Stock options	  (2)	12/14/2014	Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	7,500	$ 4.32	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHEAR BRUCE A ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC. 830 CRESCENT CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 610 FRANKLIN, TN 37067	  X	Â	  Executive Vice Chairman	Â

Signatures

/s/ Bruce A. Shear		11/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	3,750 of the stock options were exercisable as of November 1, 2011. The remaining 1,250 stock options are schedueld to vest on June 15, 2012.
(2)	3,750 of the stock options were exercisable as of November 1, 2011. Fifty percent of the remaining 3,750 stock options are scheduled to vest on each of December 14, 2011 and December 14, 2012.

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