Wai`anae, Hawai`i — April 26, 2013 — CARF International announced that Wai`anae Coast Community Mental Health Center, Inc., dba Hale Na’au Pono has been accredited for a period of three years for the following Programs & Services:
- Case Management/Services Coordination: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
- Case Management/Services Coordination: Mental Health (Adults)
- Community Housing: Mental Health (Adults)
- Integrated Behavioral Health/Primary Care: Comprehensive Care (Adults)
- Out-of-Home Treatment: Family Services (Children and Adolescents)
- Outpatient Treatment: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
- Outpatient Treatment: Mental Health (Adults)
- Community Integration
- Foster Family Services
- Respite Services
The latest accreditation is the Seventh consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body, CARF, has awarded to Hale Na`au Pono.
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. 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.
Hale Na`au Pono is a not-for-profit organization with offices at 86-226 Farrington Hwy., Wai`anae Hawai`i, 96792. It has been providing behavioral health and substance abuse treatment services in the Wai`anae area since 1988.
Hale Na`au Pono is the only CARF accredited Community Mental Health Center in Hawai`i
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, please visit the CARF website at www.carf.org.
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