Petersburg Pilot -

After two years of work Petersburg Mental Health Services (PMHS) has earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This is the first such accreditation PMHS has earned from the international accrediting body.

“This has been a process we’ve been working on for two years,” said PHMS Executive Director Susan Ohmer.

The organization began undergoing the accreditation process in 2013 as part of a state mandate for grantees of behavioral health services. Since then PMHS staff, headed up by Fran Jones, have been working to meet th...