Into the Fold, Episode 23: Talking About Forensic Mental Health

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health

Apr 05 2016 | 00:33:39

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Show Notes

"Forensic mental health" refers to services that are given to an individual on the orders of a judge or court as part of a legal proceeding. On this episode of Into the Fold, two experts on forensic mental health, Neil Gowensmith of the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology, and Larry Fitch of the University of Maryland Medical School, have an in-depth conversation on forensic mental health, how to do it better, and ways that the judicial and mental health systems can interface in a more cost-effective and humane way.

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