Fairfield, Ohio
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Forensic Evaluation Service Center started as the forensic assessment program at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in 1974, and in 1975, was renamed the Forensic and Mental Health Services.
FMHS began offering community mental health services and forensic assessments specifically to the local population of individuals who found that their mental health needs were complicated by their criminal justice involvement.
In 1975, no other mental health agency was providing mental health care to what was thought of as a “dangerous” population and FMHS was able to bridge this gap. FMHS continued as a stand-alone agency for another 30+ years.
However, as funding sources diminished, requirements increased, and reimbursement rates stagnated for mental health services, the agency began to suffer financial hardship. FMHS then became affiliated with St. Aloysius Orphanage from about 2006-2016.
In March 2016, Forensic Evaluation Service Center (FESC) was established as a stand-alone nonprofit.
The primary mission of FESC is to provide objective, efficient, and expert forensic mental health-related assessments, and education services to all aspects of the criminal justice and court-related community.
FESC serves the criminal, civil, juvenile, probate, and domestic relations courts, at both the common pleas and municipal levels, as well as the judges, attorneys, law enforcement, probation, parole, and other associated agencies that comprise the legal systems primarily within Butler, Warren, Clinton, Highland, Pike, and Preble Counties, but can work in all of Ohio’s 88 counties. FESC provides the psychological and psychiatric evaluations of court-referred or government-involved individuals via our detailed reports, consultation time, and expert testimony as needed or required by various sections of the Ohio Revised Code.
Funding for services provided by FESC comes from Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services (OHIOMHAS) with support from the Mental Health and Recovery Services for Warren and Clinton Counties through grants and fee-for-service contracts. We also offer our fee-for-service referrals to courts and other agencies (like Adult Protective Services) from all over Ohio.
We also provide consultation for agencies and boards practicing in the criminal justice and mental health ecosystem. FESC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and managed by the Chief Executive Officer working with our Forensic Director, licensed psychologists, and forensic evaluation experts.
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