WATERVILLE — Kennebec Behavioral Health was recently accredited for a period of three years for all of its programs and services including the agency’s newest service — Behavioral Health Homes, according to a news release from Commission of the Accreditation of Rehabiliations Facilities International.

The latest accreditation is the fifth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation the international accrediting body has awarded to Kennebec Behavioral Health.

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 accrediting body’s standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process, according to the release. It has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit its commitment to offering programs and services that are measurable, accountable, and of the highest quality.

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 International, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more informatio, visit www.carf.org.

Kennebec Behavioral Health is a nonprofit health-care organization that has provided mental health and substance abuse services and supports in central Maine since 1960. KBH operates clinics in Waterville, Skowhegan, Winthrop and Augusta and has three vocational clubhouses located in Waterville, Augusta and Lewiston. For more information, or to schedule an appointment for any KBH service, call 888-322-2136. Information can also be found at www.kbhmaine.org.