FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Johnston County Mental Health Center

Awarded Three Year CARF Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF) International announced that Johnston County Mental Health Center has been accredited for a period of three years for its Service Management programs. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

Johnston County Mental Health Center is a county agency with offices at 521N. Brightleaf Boulevard, Smithfield, N.C.    It has been providing Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services in Johnston County for more than 40 years.

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

For additional information, contact Dr. Janis Nutt or Alice O’Neal at:

( 919)989-5500.