Valkenberg Hospital will host its second academic Forensic Mental Health Conference to provide an overview on the current practices and issues; and present research in criminal and civil forensic mental health.
The event forms part of the hospital's 120 Year Anniversary Celebrations this year, and is targeted at professionals with an interest in forensic mental health and the challenges faced by mental health service users in the criminal justice system.
The conference will be hosted by Professor Sean Kaliski, the Provincial Head of Forensic Psychiatry for the Western Cape, in conjunction with the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Department of Psychiatry.
Date: 20 to 21 April 2011
Venue: Education Centre, Valkenberg Hospital
Time: 08:00 to 17:00
Ethne Julius
Cell: 083 237 1303