About IAFMHS
The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) was established in 2000 as an international non-profit association, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The goals of the Association can be broadly defined as follows:
1. To enhance the standards of forensic mental health services in the international community
2. To promote an international dialogue about forensic mental health, in all its aspects, including violence and family violence
3. To promote education, training and research in forensic mental health
4. To inform professional communities and the public about current issues in forensic mental health
5. To promote and utilize advanced technologies in the pursuit of the above goals
6. To form informal and formal liaison with organizations having a similar purpose
A primary part of the Association's mandate is to hold an annual conference, providing an arena for information sharing on the latest research, program development, as well as legal, administrative, and ethical matters. As well, the Association publishes the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.
By-Laws
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2022 Annual General Meeting
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2022-2023
Members At-Large
Ex-Officio Members
Patricia Zapf, Ph.D., Publications Liaison - IAFMHS
Palo Alto University, Vice President, Continuing & Professional Studies, California, USA
Michael Daffern, Ph.D., Editor - International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
Professor of Clinical Forensic Psychology, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Consultant Principal Psychologist, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), Victoria, Australia
Lillian Bopp, MS, Student Board President
Graduate Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
ADVISORY BOARD
Kim Ellen Biesman, Chair, Offenders with Intellectual Disability (The Netherlands)
Peter Braun, Ph.D., Chair, Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care (The Netherlands)
Johann Brink, MB ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA) FRCPC, Member-at-Large (Canada)
Gary Chaimowitz, MB, ChB, MBA, FRCP(C), Past Director (Canada)
Adrian Cree, MBBS, Past Director (UK)
Keith Cruise, Ph.D., Past LOC Chair (USA)
Vivienne de Vogel, Ph.D., Past Director (The Netherlands)
Kevin Douglas, Ph.D., Past Director (Canada)
Michael Doyle, Ph.D., Past Director (UK)
Michele Galietta, Ph.D., Member-at-Large (USA)
Emily Glorney, Ph.D., Member-at-Large (USA)
Stephen Hart, Ph.D., Past Director (Canada)
Ed Hitlerman, Ph.D., Past Director (Spain)
Mette Kreis, Ph.D., Representative Young Career Professional (UK)
Brian McKenna, Ph.D., Member-at-Large (New Zealand)
Kaitlyn McLachlan, Ph.D., Past Director (Canada)
Adegboyega Ogunwale , FWACP, LL.M, Chair, African Interest (Nigeria)
Suzanne O'Rouke, Ph.D., Member-at-Large (UK)
Stephanie Penney, Ph.D., Chair, RISC-Team (Canada)
Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Past Director (USA)
Lindsay Thomson, MB ChB FRCPsych MPhil MD, Chair, Service Development, Organization, Strategy & Delivery (UK)
Tessa Maguire, Ph.D., Chair, Forensic Mental Health Nursing (Australia)
PAST-PRESIDENTS
| 2019 - 2021 | Anne Crocker, Canada |
| 2017 - 2019 | Barry Rosenfeld, USA |
| 2015 - 2017 | Michael Doyle, UK |
| 2013 - 2015 | Stephen Hart, Canada |
| 2011 - 2013 | Corine de Ruiter, The Netherlands |
| 2009 - 2011 | Ron Roesch, Canada |
| 2007 - 2009 | Caroline Logan, UK |
| 2005 - 2007 | John Petrila, USA |
| 2003 - 2005 | Rüdiger Müller-Isberner, Germany |
| 2001 - 2003 | Derek Eaves, First Elected President |