About
Alta Care Group

Alta Care Group, the area’s leading expert in strengthening vulnerable children, is the parent organization of Alta Behavioral Healthcare, a contract agency of the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board; and Alta Head Start, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties’ provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services.

With the help of local, state and federal funding, Alta Care Group has grown into a multi-service behavioral healthcare treatment and comprehensive preschool organization.

History

For almost 50 years, Alta Care Group has provided care to over 20,000 children and families in Mahoning County, Trumbull and Columbiana County.

1976 Diagnostic and Evaluation Clinic, an evaluation and referral program, was chartered in the State of Ohio. The organization experienced an ever-increasing involvement in the community as a direct provider.

1993 Diagnostic and Evaluations Clinic became known as D&E Counseling Center.

2015 D&E assumed the administration of the Head Start/Early Head Start program for the City of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

2016 D&E Counseling Center became Alta Behavioral Healthcare, and is now a part of Alta Care Group along with Alta Head Start.

2024 Alta Care Group expanded the Head Start program by being awarded the Trumbull County Head Start administration. This brings the total number of Head Start locations to 21 across both Mahoning and Trumbull County.

About
Alta Care Group

Alta Care Group, the area’s leading expert in strengthening vulnerable children, is the parent organization of Alta Behavioral Healthcare, a contract agency of the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board; and Alta Head Start, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties’ provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services.

With the help of local, state and federal funding, Alta Care Group has grown into a multi-service behavioral healthcare treatment and comprehensive preschool organization.

History

For almost 50 years, Alta Care Group has provided care to over 20,000 children and families in Mahoning County, Trumbull and Columbiana County.

1976 Diagnostic and Evaluation Clinic, an evaluation and referral program, was chartered in the State of Ohio. The organization experienced an ever-increasing involvement in the community as a direct provider.

1993 Diagnostic and Evaluations Clinic became known as D&E Counseling Center.

2015 D&E assumed the administration of the Head Start/Early Head Start program for the City of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

2016 D&E Counseling Center became Alta Behavioral Healthcare, and is now a part of Alta Care Group along with Alta Head Start.

2024 Alta Care Group expanded the Head Start program by being awarded the Trumbull County Head Start administration. This brings the total number of Head Start locations to 21 across both Mahoning and Trumbull County.

The mission of Alta Care Group is to support the social, emotional, behavioral, educational, and physical well-being of children, adolescents, young adults and their families. In the course of 45 years, Alta Care Group has provided care to over 20,000 children and families in Mahoning County.

Our Board of Trustees

Leigh Samargia-Pflug

President

Dr. Patrick O’Leary

1st Vice President

Kelly Frammartino

2nd Vice President

Mark Gallagher

Treasurer

Jessica Foster

Secretary

Susan Moorer

Board Member

Richard Hura

Board Member

Thomas Phillips

Board Member

Steven Yacovone

Board Member

Dorothy Macklin

Board Member

Accountability & Certifications

Alta Care Group maintains a finance and accounting office which, in addition to other responsibilities, focuses on the monitoring of internal fiscal control policies. Alta successfully participates in frequent audit oversights — including but not limited to the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board, Worker Compensation audits, Unemployment Compensation audits and Medicaid audit controls.

Our national certifying body, The Council on Accreditation (COA), engages in periodic audits of all Alta Behavioral Healthcare operations. Alta Head Start meets all of the performance standards and auditing requirements of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start.

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BH: 330-793-2487
HS: 330-736-0071

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BH: 330-793-2487
HS: 330-736-0071

This website is supported by Grant Numbers 05CH011593 and 05CH012727 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Alta Care Group and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.

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