The Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry is dedicated to helping law students and practicing attorneys learn how psychiatry aids in resolving legal matters and exploring social policy that affects mental health and legal concerns.

The Institute’s mission is:

• To provide opportunities—including classroom instruction, educational symposia, and public lectures—that encourage law students and legal practitioners to learn more about mental health law
• To teach students and legal practitioners about the many contexts in which the law uses information from the fields of psychiatry and psychology
• To promote scholarship and learning in forensic psychiatry
• To encourage attorneys and students to develop the interests, skills, and talents needed to deal successfully with psychiatric evidence in court
• To help students interested in mental health law and psychiatry develop the knowledge and background needed to handle psychiatric issues that affect criminal adjudication, civil cases, correctional decision-making, and legislation

The Weaver Fellowship has provided me with the opportunity to learn about and discuss serious legal issues with non-lawyer professionals who often view legal topics very differently than I do.

Weaver Institute Brown Bag Series: Dr. Jenni Noll
April 16, 2013