The Association of Children's Residential & Community Services (ACRC) is a national membership organization representing providers of residential and community-based behavioral health services for children and adolescents. Its mission is to advance the capacity of nonprofit and for-profit organizations that serve children with serious emotional and behavioral disorders by promoting best practices, leadership development, and effective public policy.
ACRC typically advocates for behavioral health funding, child welfare system reform, Medicaid and mental health reimbursement policies, residential treatment standards, workforce development, and trauma-informed care policies affecting children and families.
Membership dues, conference and training fees, and related program service revenue
Member residential treatment providers, behavioral health organizations, child welfare agencies, and national child-serving nonprofit associations
Non-profit professional association