Forensic Early Intervention Service

Dr. Kiran Patel, a Forensic Psychiatrist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Complex Mental Illness Program, is lending his leadership to the Forensic Early Intervention Service (FEIS). This collaboration between CAMH, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care provides screening and detailed assessment of remand inmates at the Toronto South Detention Centre and the Vanier Centre for Women.

FEIS works to enhance the care and treatment of inmates, support their transfer to hospital and more efficiently guide their criminal justice pathway where mental health is a key feature.

“FEIS highlights, and attempts to address, the complex needs of one of the most stigmatized and marginalized groups within our society: mentally ill prisoners. Every intervention we undertake helps bring the individuals we work with closer to good mental health, freedom from addictions and a return to being a functional and active member of society.”