Care setting overview
Forensic & Correctional Psychiatry Service
BH-FORPsychiatric care and evaluation at the intersection of health, law, safety, and institutional systems while preserving clinical ethics, role clarity, and patient dignity.
- Care model
- Secure, court-connected, and justice-involved psychiatric care
- Typical pace
- Structured evaluations and longitudinal treatment shaped by clinical urgency, security procedures, and legal timelines
- Population
- People in correctional facilities, forensic hospitals, court-related evaluations, community supervision, or transition between custody and community care
Common presentations
- Serious mental illness, trauma, substance use, self-harm, aggression, and behavioral change in custody
- Medication continuity, withdrawal, competency-related concerns, and vulnerability in a secure setting
- Reentry planning, disrupted care, and elevated overdose or suicide risk during transitions
PMHNP priorities
- Clarify whether the role is treatment, evaluation, or consultation
- Separate clinical assessment from legal conclusions outside the clinician’s role
- Address suicide risk, withdrawal, victimization, restrictive settings, continuity, and reentry needs
Care team
PMHNPs, forensic psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, addiction clinicians, primary care teams, custody health staff, attorneys, courts, probation or parole partners, and community providers