Louisiana CCBHC Acadiana Area Human Services District Gains CARF Accreditation 

Acadiana Area Human Services District (AAHSD), a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Lafayette, Louisiana recently became the first clinic nationwide to receive CARF accreditation as a CCBHC.  The CCBHC model is a program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA’s 2023 Criteria for CCBHCs encourages states to require accreditation by an independent accrediting body.  

CCBHCs are responsible for meeting criteria, which establish a basic level of service at which a CCBHC should operate. The criteria fall into six key program areas: staffing, availability and accessibility of services, care coordination, scope of services, quality . . .