Lincoln Behavioral Health Care to merge with mystery firm

YOUNGSTOWN — Lincoln Behavioral Health Care, 800 E. Indianola Ave., is on the verge of merging with a national company and is not closing its doors, said company spokesman Christopher Flak.

However, there have been about 10 employees laid off and more are expected because of program changes associated with the proposed merger, Flak said at a press conference Friday. He did not reveal the name of the potential new owner.

The owner and chief executive officer of Lincoln Behavioral, formerly known as Lincoln Place, is Carl Vaccar. The business, located in the former Woodside Receiving Hospital, is a residential facility for youth from the ages of 8 to 20 with mental illness and other problems.

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