Accreditation programs

CARF annually accredits thousands of health and human service programs across the continuum of care, serving children to seniors. The services include many types of living and care options, including addiction and substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation after an injury or disease, employment for persons with a disability, home and community services, and retirement living. Given the diverse needs of the various populations, the programs are organized into eleven standards manuals, each serving the unique needs of persons served.

Aging Services (PDF)  

Behavioral Health (PDF)  

Business and Services Management Network (PDF)  

CARF-CCAC (PDF)  

Child and Youth Services (PDF)  

DMEPOS (PDF)  

Employment and Community Services (PDF)  

Medical Rehabilitation (PDF)  

One-Stop Career Center 

Opioid Treatment Program (PDF)  

Vision Rehabilitation Services (PDF)  

Service providers may request blended surveys that combine programs from two or more standards manuals into a custom accreditation to meet their unique circumstances. For information about any of the CARF programs, please call (888) 281-6531 and ask to speak to a resource specialist.

2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action

A new report of the U.S. Surgeon General and of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention emphasizes the role every American can play in protecting their friends, family members, and colleagues from suicide. 

Read the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention overview  of the report's goals and objectives and the Action Alliance's priorities.

From the Surgeon General's website:

• Download the full report   (PDF, 5 MB).
• Find additional resources for suicide prevention.  

In News from CARF's partners, read a message from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): New national strategy paves way for reducing suicide deaths.

Diane Sawyer "20/20" Special about the recovery and rehabilitation process Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has gone through since sustaining a brain injury from a gunshot on January 8th, 2011. Giffords received a majority of her treatment at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston.