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                                        Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care
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                                            Phone Numbers: 
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                                        519-646-6100 ext 49354
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                                            Fax: 
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                                        519-631-2361
                                         
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                                            Address: 
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                                                    401 Sunset Dr St Thomas, ON N5R 3C6 
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                                            Intersection: 
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                                        Sunset Dr south of Southdale Line
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                                            Location: 
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                                        Central Elgin
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                                            Accessibility: 
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                                        Wheelchair Accessible
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                                            Hours: 
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                                        Administration: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
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                                            Executives: 
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                                        Kent Lewis - Director
  Ajay Prakash - Medical Director 
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                                            Service Description: 
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                                        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
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                            
                             
                            
                            
							
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                                            Fees: 
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                                        Most services covered by OHIP
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                                            Application: 
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                                            Eligibility / Target Population: 
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                                        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
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                                            Languages: 
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                                        English
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                                            Language Notes: 
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                                        Interpretation available upon request * advance notice appreciated
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                                            Area Served: 
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                                        Bruce, Elgin, Essex, Grey, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Kitchener-Waterloo
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                                            Last Updated:
                                        
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                                        9/16/2025
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                                            Service Profile Web Address:
                                        
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                                        eng/displayService.aspx?id=14660
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