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Programs & Services


Forensic Assessment Outpatient Service - Mental Health

Provides mandated assessment and treatment for people with mental health concerns who are in conflict with the law.

Services may include:

  • one-to-one counselling
  • couples counselling
  • sex offender treatment programs
  • family violence treatment programs
  • group therapy

Access
Service Providers May Include
psychiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers
Referral Needed

Referrals for service must come from the courts / judicial system.

Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

You need to be referred by the courts, probation, and other community agencies.

Referrals by court order for pre-trial and pre-sentence assessments should include a clear referral question and all background information (e.g. details of the offence, police reports, court transcripts, and criminal record, agreed statements of fact, etc.). Probation officers or other agencies making a referral should submit the standard FAOS referral form with background information, please send background information (e.g., PSR, PDR, PIS, PO) and make the reason for the referral clear.


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Also Known As
Acronym
FAOS