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CMHA-CEI Awarded Three-Year Accreditation for Advanced Quality of Services Provided

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CMHA-CEI Awarded Three-Year Accreditation for  Advanced Quality of Services Provided 

Lansing, MI – The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International has announced that Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) has been accredited through June 30, 2026. This is the seventh consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body has given to CMHA-CEI. The agency retained accreditation for eighteen clinical programs, and all administrative units. Accreditation for two additional programs, Family Support Case Management (IDD-Children), and Adult Outpatient Case Management, were added. 

This accreditation decision signals a service provider’s commitment to continually improving services, encouraging feedback, and serving the community. 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.   

An example of an excerpt from the official accreditation report examines CMHA-CEI and its strengths, such as,” CMHA-CEI offers a varied continuum of treatment programs and services to clients with mental health and substance use disorders. The organization also provides outpatient treatment and residential treatment to clients referred from within the criminal justice system. The programs and services are provided in multiple locations for clients in all stages of recovery in order to make the treatment process, from detox to outpatient, as simple and consistent as possible”. 

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 consumerfocused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.   

For more information about the accreditation process, please visit the CARF website at www.carf.org. 

About Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI): The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) provides, directly and through partnerships, a comprehensive set of person-centered, high quality, and effective behavioral health, substance use disorder, and developmental disability services to the residents of this community. To learn more about our services and programs, please visit CMHA-CEI at www.ceicmh.org.