Westwood earns high accreditation level

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CARF International announced that Westwood Behavioral Health Center Inc., with offices in Van Wert and Paulding, has been accredited for a period of three years for the following programs:

• CPST/Case Management/Services Coordination: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
• CPST/Case Management/Services Coordination: Integrated: AOD/MH (Children & Adolescents)
• Crisis Intervention: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
• Crisis Intervention: Integrated: AOD/MH (Children & Adolescents)
• Outpatient Treatment: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
• Outpatient Treatment: Integrated: AOD/MH (Children & Adolescents)
• Prevention/Diversion: Integrated: AOD/MH (Adults)
• Prevention/Diversion: Integrated: AOD/MH (Children & Adolescents)

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.

Westwood Behavioral Health Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with offices at 1158 Westwood Drive in Van Wert and 501 McDonald Pike in Paulding. The center has been providing behavioral health services in the Van Wert and Paulding areas since 1976.

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 Tom Stricker, CEO, Westwood Behavioral Health Center Inc. at 419.238.3434 or 419.399.3636.