Accreditation and Memberships
CARF Accreditation
A three-year accreditation--the highest level of accreditation--was recently awarded by CARF International to HowardCenter for its Chittenden Clinic which provides methadone maintenance therapy for those individuals with opiod dependence. The Clinic is affiliated with Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of Vermont, College of Medicine.
CARF (formerly known as the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body which establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. CARF’s informational material explains that its “standards are rigorous, so those services that meet them are among the best available.”
Behavioral Health Network of Vermont
HowardCenter is a member of Behavioral Health Network of Vermont, Inc. BHN Vermont is a membership organization of community mental health agencies and providers throughout the state of Vermont providing leadership for an integrated, consistently high quality, statewide system of behavioral health services and bringing a formal infrastructure of business support to participating community mental health providers.
Burlington Business Association
HowardCenter is a member of the Burlington Business Association, whose mission is to enhance and promote the economic vitality of Burlington and to assure that the City of Burlington continues as the cultural, social, political, educational, and economic center of northwestern Vermont.
