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Project

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Forensic Psychiatry program Grant

Center:

TX-LoneStar, LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Taiwo Babatope
[email protected]
713-486-2700

Project Description:

To increase the number of forensic fellowship positions as well as the number of trained forensic psychiatrists to serve the needs of a state with 29.5 million individuals and the largest prison population in the country; over 130,000. The grant was awarded to support starting a UT Houston Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship by July 2025 with two fellows – we plan to expand the forensic psychiatry fellowship program to six fellows by 2030

Keyword(s):

Mental/Behavioral Health – General

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County