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Clayton Center Case Study

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The Clayton Center is one of the first three mental health community programs and was established in 1971. The Clayton County Service Board has operated it since that time. The board consists of multicultural members from various specializations of mental health. The services provided are consumer driven and primarily deal with developmental disabilities, addictive disorders, mental illness and children with emotional or developmental delays ("Clayton Center"). There are five primary locations and each offers various programs and services such as adult intake, adult counseling, child and young adults counseling, behavioral health services, development disability services, addictive disease counseling, health and wellness, adult day services, and community behavioral health. They can provide services for children as young as four and offer care in one of their locations or in a residential setting ("Clayton Center"). …show more content…

Our mission is to provide services that minimize the impact of mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse in the lives of persons served and their families while supporting their inclusion in the community” ("Clayton Center").
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has certified the Clayton Center Community Service Board as a nonprofit, independent, accreditation agency of Health and Human Services and providers. It is an approved State of Georgia provider via the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities and their housing facilities are licensed by the Georgia Health Care Facility Regulations ("Clayton

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