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Accreditation – Enhancing people’s lives

April 5, 2024

Aging

Behavioral Health

Child & Youth

Employment & Community

Medical Rehabilitation

Opioid Treatment

Performance Improvement

Vision Rehabilitation

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Behavioral Health Medical Rehabilitation Opioid Treatment

Alternatives to opioids, continued: The Community Integration Pain Rehabilitation model

June 7, 2019

Aging Behavioral Health Child and Youth

CARF adds screening for suicide risk to its assessment standards

May 2, 2019

Behavioral Health Medical Rehabilitation Opioid Treatment

Alternatives to opioids, continued: Understanding the nature of pain

April 18, 2019

Aging Behavioral Health Child and Youth Employment and Community Medical Rehabilitation Opioid Treatment Vision Rehabilitation

Your health literacy: 5 ways to be your own best advocate

February 25, 2019

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Behavioral Health Child and Youth Opioid Treatment

Measurement-informed care is a collaborative process that advances service excellence

May 27, 2025

CARF recently implemented a new standard to ensure behavioral health, child and…

Doctor taking nasal swab of senior patient for COVID-19 testing.

Aging

Accreditation supports a balanced response to COVID-19 in senior living

July 19, 2020

Residents and staff in senior living have been hit particularly hard by…

Aging Child and Youth Opioid Treatment

Addressing social determinants with higher standards

July 25, 2019

The CARF standards confront barriers of access, capacity, and social determinants that weaken outcomes…

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