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Program: Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care  
Organization: St Joseph's Health Care London
Phone Numbers: 519-646-6100 ext 49354
Email: comdept@sjhc.london.on.ca
Website: www.sjhc.london.on.ca/areas-of-care/mental-health-...
Address:
401 Sunset Dr
St Thomas, ON
N5R 3C6
Intersection: Sunset Dr south of Southdale Line
Location: Central Elgin
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible    Wheelchair Accessible
Hours:
  Administration
Mon8am-4pm
Tue8am-4pm
Wed8am-4pm
Thu8am-4pm
Fri8am-4pm

Service Description: Mental health care for people who have come into contact with the law * 89-bed inpatient program including assessment, treatment and rehabilitation

  • Forensic Assessment Unit - Medium secure environment providing consultation and specialized assessments regarding fitness to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and sentencing to the justice system
  • Forensic Treatment Unit - Medium secure setting providing longer-term integrated treatment, rehabilitation, and support to clients on Ontario Review Board dispositions
  • Forensic Rehab Readiness Unit - Locked minimum secure unit with a lower level of security that reflects the improvement in clinical status of the clients and their changing Ontario Review Board dispositions
  • Forensic Rehabilitation Unit - Open minimum secure unit with a low level of security that reflects further clinical improvement and also development within the rehabilitation process

Forensic Outreach Program
- Intensive rehabilitation efforts continue within the community setting * skill training * ongoing forensic monitoring and risk assessment and management * team works closely with other community-based agencies

Fees: Most services covered by OHIP
Eligibility / Target Population: People on court ordered assessments, found either unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible, or who have been transferred from correctional facilities requiring treatment under conditions of security
Languages: English
Language Notes: Interpretation available upon request * advance notice appreciated
Area Served:
Bruce, Elgin, Essex, Grey, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Kitchener-Waterloo  
See Also: Hospitals
Mental Health Courts and Diversion Programs
Mental Health Hospital Programs

This information was last completely updated on July 5, 2023

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"About Us"
The program's mission is to enable persons with mental health disorders who have been in conflict with the law to improve their functioning so they may be successful and satisfied in the roles and environments of their choice while receiving the support necessary to ensure the safety and security of staff, clients, and the public at large.