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The 2025 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (CAMBHC) features the official Joint Commission standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals^®, and other accreditation requirements, including those for the optional Behavioral Health Home certification. It is organized as follows:

• Accreditation requirements, including the standards, EPs, National Patient Safety Goals, and Accreditation Participation Requirements effective January 1, 2025
• Accreditation process information about Joint Commission policies and procedures and practical survey preparation information on the Early Survey Policy, documentation requirements, standards applicability, and more

The CAMBHC also features icons to help navigate documentation requirements and risk areas and a “What’s New” summary of changes made since the previous edition.

Please note: This e-book is a digital version of the 2025 CAMHC, effective January 1, 2025. It will not be updated throughout 2025. For updates, please refer E-dition^®, found on your Joint Commission Connect^® extranet site or available for purchase here.

Setting: Organizations accredited under the Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Accreditation Program, including those that that provide mental health services, substance use treatment services, foster care services, programs or services for children and youth, child welfare, services for individuals with eating disorders, services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities of various ages and in various organized service or program settings, case management services, peer-based recovery services, prevention and wellness promotion services, corrections-based services, and opioid treatment programs

Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement 

If you need an abridged version with just the requirements, consider the 2025 Standards for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services.

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