The Forensic Psychiatry Program and Clinic at the University of North Carolina-
Chapel Hill School of Medicine provides a centralized resource for legal and mental
health professionals to obtain and access high-quality civil and criminal forensic
assessments, expert testimony, forensic empirical research, and training/education
in psychiatry and law.
We aim to:
- Provide prompt, reliable, and credible forensic services by knowledgeable and
highly-trained clinical staff. - Educate attorneys and other legal professionals about how our expertise in
forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology can be of assistance to them. - Ground forensic evaluations in the latest scientific knowledge by conducting
empirical research at the interface of psychiatry and law. - Train psychiatrists and psychologists in conducting evidence-based
assessments for the legal system. - Provide legal and mental health professionals an experience that will
encourage their return to our program.