• An Alternative to Incarceration
    An Alternative to Incarceration

    PHMC's Forensic Services programs reduce recidivism and enhance community safety. We support about 10,000 justice-involved youth, adults and families each year.

    Programs
  • An Alternative to Incarceration
    An Alternative to Incarceration

    PHMC's Forensic Services programs reduce recidivism and enhance community safety. We support about 10,000 justice-involved youth, adults and families each year.

    Programs

The Forensic Intensive Recovery (FIR) Program began in November 1993 as a response to a federal consent decree requiring the City of Philadelphia to reduce its inmate population. The program’s initial model focused on delivering community-based substance use treatment for eligible inmates.

Since then, the original FIR initiative has grown significantly through state, city, and Medicaid managed care funding. We continually evaluate and enhance the program to address the evolving needs of participants and the City of Philadelphia.

We are committed to empowering those impacted by substance use disorder, mental illness, and criminal recidivism to rebuild their lives and, in the process, contribute to creating safer and stronger communities.

 

PHMC's Forensic Services programs support about 10,000 individuals each year.

We serve justice-involved youth, adults and families.

Manny* used his time in PHMC’s Forensic Services program to work on his housing, substance use, employment, and legal goals. Admitted to the Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) as a non-violent offender and evaluated for chemical dependency, he benefited from the program’s behavioral health assessments, substance use treatment, vocational training, case management, and intensive probation supervision.

 

Manny achieved sobriety throughout the IPP program and has maintained it since, and recently completed both his treatment and the IPP program. He has started a new job at a plastic company, and is in a much stronger position with respect to his employment and housing stability.

 

*Name changed to protect identity.

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