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Psychiatric Solutions’ Hughes Center Receives Special Accreditation

06-08-2010 10:07 AM CET | Health & Medicine

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DANVILLE, Va. – (June 4, 2010) – The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children is proud to announce that it has received accreditation from the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF).

“We are very happy to be a part of VAISEF,” said Michael Triggs, chief executive officer of the Hughes Center, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility. “It will help us provide innovative and quality education to the children at our facility.”

The Hughes Center serves special needs children and young adults ages 13-22 who are either diagnosed with mental retardation and an Axis 1 diagnosis or a pervasive developmental disorder or autism. In order to receive accreditation, facilities must offer programs that help children and young adults develop physically, intellectually, socially and emotionally. Being a member of VAISEF allows the Hughes Center to partner with public educational and human service agencies to offer specialized education to special needs students and their families.

VAISEF is a membership and oversight organization that provides information, training and networking opportunities to its members. It has a set of standards for accreditation that is recognized by the Virginia State Board of Education.

About The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children
The Hughes Center for Exceptional Children is a 56-bed, campus-style facility located on 60 acres in Danville, Va. The facility serves males and females 13 - 22 years of age diagnosed with intellectual disability and an Axis I diagnosis or pervasive developmental disorder/autism. The Hughes Center employs 100 staff members who represent a wide variety of clinical, educational and medical professions. The goal of the Center is to enable young men and women to be successful in their home, school and community. For more information, please visit www.hughescentermediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, please visit www.psychiatricsolutionsmedia.com

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