Suicide Risk Assessment Expert Witnesses

Davis, California

Psychology, Correctional Healthcare - Suicide, suicide prevention, suicide risk assessment, standard of care, deliberate indifference, negligence, prison, corrections, correctional mental health

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 16 years of experience in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. I am familiar with the clinical, administrative, and legal aspects of delivering mental healthcare in prison. I have delivered direct services in outpatient, inpatient, and segregated settings and supervised staff in outpatient and inpatient psychiatric programs. Mental healthcare in prison is frequently tied to judicial intervention. I am broadly familiar with the legal basis and remedial phases of such intervention. I am approved by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care as a Certified Correctional Health Professional. I have specific expertise in suicide in adult correctional settings (e.g., suicide risk assessment, treatment of suicidal persons, and suicide prevention policy). I have previously monitored and supported the suicide prevention programs for eight prisons in Northern California and coordinated the suicide prevention...

San Diego, California

Jails & Prisons, Correctional Healthcare - jail suicide, suicide in jails, correctional suicide, juvenile detention suicide, jail suicide standard of care, correctional suicide standard of care, suicide risk assessment, suicide, jail/prison/correctional facility suicide

Lisa Boesky, PhD is a Jail Suicide expert and Psychologist with 30 years of experience related to Correctional Suicide. She is hired by both defense and plaintiffs’ attorneys--primarily federal civil rights litigation (42 U.S.C. § 1983) addressing deliberate indifference and Monell issues, as well as additional negligence claims. As an experienced expert witness, Dr. Boesky takes complex clinical information grounded in research and communicates it in a practical, engaging and user-friendly manner. Dr. Boesky has opined on: 1) the actions of correctional professionals 2) the actions of mental health/medical providers 3) administrative and policy issues. In addition, Dr. Boesky: --Develops and delivers Correctional Suicide presentations at national conferences --Evaluates/Audits suicide prevention policies and practices inside correctional facilities --Consults on legal cases involving Correctional Suicide deaths (plaintiff and defense)--primarily Suicides at County Jails --Devel...

Louisville, Kentucky

Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Inpatient psychiatry, Wrongful death (psychiatric), Psychopharmacology, Hospital-based psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, Premature discharge, Capacity assessment, Suicide risk assessment, Psychiatric hospitalization, Medical record review, Psychiatric standard of care, Involuntary commitment, Psychiatric malpractice

Brian T. Briscoe, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatric evaluation, outpatient psychopharmacology, and hospital-based behavioral health care. His clinical work has included the evaluation and treatment of high-acuity patients, involuntary commitment decisions, suicide risk assessment, and complex medication management. Dr. Briscoe has extensive experience practicing in real-world hospital and emergency settings, where clinical decision-making often occurs under time pressure and within complex systems of care. His forensic work draws on this background to evaluate psychiatric standards of care, clinical judgment, and the systems context in which care was delivered. In forensic matters, Dr. Briscoe provides independent psychiatric consultation to attorneys and courts, including comprehensive medical record review, case analysis, written opinions, deposition, and trial testimony when approp...

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Psychology, Mental Health - Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd), trauma, eating disorders, suicide risk assessment, emotional distress, clinical supervision, standard of care, duty to warn, psychopathology, suicide, suicide prevention, psychotherapy, risk assessment, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychological injury, professional liability

Dr. Cara Marconi is a clinical psychologist with six years of post-licensure experience. Her current clinical work focuses on trauma-related disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and suicide risk assessment in an outpatient setting. She also has experience in other levels of care including inpatient, partial hospital, and outpatient treatment settings. She has worked within multidisciplinary teams, including formal Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) programs, and regularly conducts risk assessments and treatment planning for individuals experiencing trauma-related disorders, suicidality, and complex psychopathology. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Marconi provides supervision to developing clinicians, taught undergraduate psychology courses, and provided continuing education training on evidence-based PTSD treatment for licensed professionals. She has presented psychological research and clinical topics in professional settings. Dr. Marconi offers expert consultation relate...