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August 17, 2016

Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center Receives Re-accreditation

Conway, SC – The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited the Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center, for a period of three years, in the areas of Outpatient Treatment for Adults and Outpatient Treatment for Children and Adolescents. The Center, which served 3,953 people, including 1,261 children and adolescents and 184 individuals over the age of 65 in fiscal year 2016, provides mental health services to Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties. Operated by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, the Center is a component of the Agency’s division of Community Mental Health Services. To learn more about Coastal Empire, visit its web site at 
http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/coastal/index.html. 

The CARF survey summary highlighted numerous strengths at Coastal Empire, stating, “Persons served speak highly of experiences with staff members, stating they are always treated with respect and report their lives have been positively impacted by the services received.” In addition, the survey noted that, “The organization’s physicians are accessible to the clients. The medical director gives an annual psycho-pharmacology quiz to all staff members.”

“We are very proud to have received another three year CARF accreditation,” said Coastal Empire’s Executive Director Jenna Moorehead. “The survey team was very complimentary of Coastal Empire and particularly impressed with stakeholder opinions. We believe that building and maintaining relationships in the community is essential to continued growth and success of the Center and collaborative efforts with hospitals and other agencies in each of our counties will strengthen delivery of services. By working together, we can speak openly about mental health concerns to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and facilitate appropriate services and support.”

Each of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s 17 community mental health centers is accredited by CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of human service providers.  CARF credentials more than 6,500 providers in over 22,000 locations, and its accredited providers serve more than 8 million people of all ages each year.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s mission is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, giving priority to adults with serious and persistent mental illness and to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. The Agency serves approximately 100,000 citizens with mental illnesses, approximately 30,000 of whom are children and adolescents, and provides outpatient services through a network of seventeen community mental health centers and numerous clinics. It also operates three hospitals, one community nursing care center, and three veterans’ nursing homes.

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