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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * VESTAR MANAGERS V LTD.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Civitas Solutions, Inc. [CIVI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/07/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10167 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/07/2015   S   853,920 (1) D $ 21.5 (1) 14,557,836 I By Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. (2) Common Stock 10/07/2015   S   234,850 (1) D $ 21.5 (1) 4,003,741 I By Vestar Capital Partners V-A, L.P. (3) Common Stock 10/07/2015   S   30,922 (1) D $ 21.5 (1) 527,168 I By Vestar Capital Partners V-B, L.P. (4) Common Stock 10/07/2015   S   30,304 (1) D $ 21.5 (1) 516,634 I By Vestar/NMH Investors, LLC (5)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VESTAR MANAGERS V LTD. C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar Capital Partners V L P C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar Capital Partners V A L P C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar Capital Partners V-B LP C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar/NMH Investors, LLC C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar Executives V LP C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
Vestar Co-Invest V, L.P. C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
VESTAR ASSOCIATES V, L.P. C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X
OCONNELL DANIEL S C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10167		X

Signatures

Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Capital Partners V-A, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Capital Partners V-B, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar/NMH Investors, LLC, by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Executives V, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Co-Invest V, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Associates V, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Vestar Managers V Ltd., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Daniel S. O'Connell, by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney		10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Represents shares of common stock sold in an underwritten offering. The sale price received by the reporting person will be reduced by the underwriters' commission of $1.12875 per share.
(2)	These shares are held directly by the Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. (the "Fund"). Vestar Associates V, L.P ("Vestar Associates V") is the general partner of the Fund. Vestar Managers V Ltd. ("VMV") is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by the Fund. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by the Fund, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These shares are held directly by Vestar Capital Partners V-A, L.P. ("Fund V-A"). Vestar Associates V is the general partner of Fund V-A. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Fund V-A. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Fund V-A, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	These shares are held directly by Vestar Capital Partners V-B, L.P. ("Fund V-B"). Vestar Associates V is the general partner of Fund V-B. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Fund V-B. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Fund V-B, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	These shares are held directly by Vestar/NMH Investors. The Fund is the managing member of Vestar/NMH Investors, and Vestar Executives V, L.P. ("Vestar Executives V") and Vestar Co-Invest V, L.P. ("Vestar Co-Invest V") are members of Vestar/NMH Investors. Vestar Associates V is the general partner of the Fund and Vestar Executives V. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V and Vestar Co-Invest V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Executives V, Vestar Co-Invest V, Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Vestar/NMH Investors. Each of Vestar Executives V, Vestar Co-Invest V, Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Vestar/NMH Investors, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.

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