Forensic Evaluation and Humanitarian Letter Request Intake Form
The Forensic Asylum Program at Denver Health offers the following services:
Forensic Medical and Mental Health Evaluations: Volunteer clinician evaluators provide trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive objective evaluations, which document medical and mental health evidence of trauma. We can do very limited cognitive screening, but are unable to offer neuropsychological testing. The volunteer evaluators then prepare a report/affidavit, describing the level of consistency between the person's history and evaluation findings. The evaluations last between 2-4 hours and take place at both Denver Health and at the GEO/ICE Detention Center in Aurora.
Legal partners may request forensic medical and mental health evaluations for individuals seeking any of the following forms of immigration relief: Asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, SIJV, Protection under CAT, Cancellation of Removal
Humanitarian Letters: Letters are written based off of a review of existing medical records. Humanitarian letters may be used to support requests for client release from detention on medical/mental health grounds. The letters may also be used to support other case needs that only require a review of existing medical records. Humanitarian Letters are primarily written by physician residents at CU School of Medicine and signed by an attending physician.