Family Counseling Center Reaccredited

The Family Counseling Center, Inc., a nonprofit mental health care agency located in Newtown and serving Greater Danbury and Southbury, has recently been reaccredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA).

COA accreditation attests that an organization meets the highest national standards and is delivering the best quality services to the community it serves. COA is an international, independent, not-for-profit accrediting body of social and behavioral healthcare services. COA’s mission “promotes best-practice standards; champions quality services for children, youth, and families; and advocates for the value of accreditation.”

The COA accreditation process involves an in-depth examination of the organization’s compliance with best-practice standards. The process includes a review of organizational standards including human resources, financial and risk management, and continuous quality improvement, as well as 39 service standards. The service standards address a full array of child, family, and behavioral healthcare services, including financial and debt management, employee assistance program, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, foster care, health service areas, and a host of other service areas.

The Family Counseling Center offers individual, family, child, and group therapy services as well as offering free educational workshops. It is located at 121 Mount Pleasant Road, Newtown, and provides services to residents of the Greater Danbury area and Southbury, regardless of their ability to pay. Its mission is supported by the United Way, fundraising activities such as the Holiday Festival, and through private donations. For information, call Terry Blackmer at 426-8103.