Ohio’s Columbus Area Inc. Merges With Project Linden To Provide Services to At-Risk Youth

Mergers & Acquisitions Columbus Area Inc. is adding Project Linden as a new unit, expanding its behavioral health services to the Linden community. Columbus Area Inc. is a mental health agency that provides services for outpatient treatment, residential care, prison re-entry programs and more. Columbus Area Inc. has 236 employees and serves 3,000 people each year. Project Linden prevention programs focus on at-risk youth and currently serve 347 people with 16 employees. "This merger will result in cost savings by consolidating administrative and program operations," David Royer, CEO of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of . . .