Center for Human Services earns Three-Year CARF Accreditation

Center for Human Services headquarters on 15th NE in Shoreline

CARF International announced that Center for Human Services has been accredited for a period of three years for its:

• Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Adults), 
• Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Children and Adolescents),
• Outpatient Treatment: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Adults), 
• Outpatient Treatment: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Children and Adolescents), 
• Intensive Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Adults), 
• Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Children and Adolescents), 
• Court Treatment: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Adults), 
• Court Treatment: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Children and Adolescents), 
• Assessment and Referral: Mental Health (Adults), 
• Assessment and Referral Mental Health programs (Children and Adolescents), 
• Assessment and Referral: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Adults), 
• Assessment and Referral: Substance Use Disorders/Addictions (Children and Adolescents).

The latest accreditation is the fourth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body, CARF, has given to Center for Human Services.

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given 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. It has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit its commitment to offering programs and services that are measurable, accountable, and of the highest quality.

Beratta Gomillion
Executive Director, CHS

Center for Human Services is a not-for-profit organization with offices in Shoreline, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Bothell, and Everett. It has been providing services since 1970.

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 and continuous improvement services that center on enhancing the lives of the persons served. 

Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF International, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more information about the accreditation process, visit the CARF website at www.carf.org