Defender Assn of Philadelphia

The Joseph J. Peters Institute is a nonprofit mental health organization that provides outpatient health assessment and treatment services in the area of sexual abuse. It offers psychological evaluation, psychiatric monitoring and medication management services. The Joseph J. Peters Institute specializes in individual and family therapies, as well as group psychotherapy services. It conducts forensic evaluations requested by judges, attorneys, probation officers, youth development centers and self-referred individuals in connection with the criminal justice system. Additionally the institute provides rehabilitative, sexual exploitation prevention, and psychiatric, psychological, social, educational, vocational and recreational assessment services. Located in Philadelphia, The Joseph J. Peters Institute is a part of the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, which is a nonprofit public health agency that has been serving health care needs of individuals since 1972.