Carter Barnhart serves as co-founder and CEO of Charlie Health. After struggling with mental health challenges following a sexual assault in her early teen years, Barnhart was admitted to Newport Academy, a teen residential treatment program. After healing from the aftermath of her trauma, Barnhart went on to join the company as one of its first employees, serving as Chief of Staff to Newport’s founder and CEO. Over the next 11 years, Barnhart developed the referral relations department, Newport's largest patient acquisition channel. In 2018, she took on the role of Chief Experience Officer, serving as the youngest-ever female member of a Carlyle portfolio company C-suite.

Barnhart founded Charlie Health in 2020 as a way to ensure that youth and families everywhere can access and experience high-quality, evidence-based treatment. Charlie Health is the first and only virtual intensive outpatient program for high acuity youth in the United States.

Barnhart grew up outside of Philadelphia and received a BA from New York University in 2014. She serves as Co-founder of the Inspiration Foundation and frequently speaks at schools, conferences, and hospitals on issues related to adolescent mental health.

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