Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise. At ...

Laurel City Council heard from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Board of Investments, ...

Forensic psychology is an interdisciplinary field that merges psychology and law, and is often applied in other arenas such as public policy. From the principals of mental health assessment to ...

—Canadian researchers examined the clinical and public safety risks associated with cannabis legalization and frequency of use and found an increased mental health burden among this patient population ...

Billings Mayor Bill Cole and Montana State Sen. Mike Yakawich shared excitement and concerns on the statewide forensic mental ...

Franklin County is preparing to launch a jail-based mental health treatment program that local officials say could ease ...

Forensic psychology has been associated with handling legal matters and solving crimes in the civilian. However, there is limited focus on how it is an integral part of the military justice system.

ST. LOUIS — When it comes to mental illness, Thomas Kinworthy is faking it, according to Dr. Rachael Springman, a forensic psychologist who works with the Department of Mental Health’s Forensic ...

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Friday that Laurel will be the future site for a 32-bed forensic mental health facility eyed for Eastern Montana.

WAUKESHA, Wis. - A FOX6 investigation found an explosion in court-ordered competency treatment is pushing state mental hospitals beyond their limits. That revelation emerged from a felony case that ...

Kirk Heilbrun is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University, where he served as department head from 1999-2012 and from 2014-2016. Previously he ...