Meet our Court Services Director
Dr. Kim Soban, the agency’s Director of Court Services, is a dedicated advocate of our Court Programs. She is one of four individuals certified in NC by the National Board of Forensic Evaluators and one of only 122 in the nation. Her extensive experience and training consistently work in favor of patients who can’t represent themselves.
Court Services
Created as a stand-alone forensic program for Guilford County, our Court Programs offer services that range from initial evaluations to helping mentally ill individuals avoid unnecessary arrest or incarceration. Court Programs is supported by Sandhills Center as a publicly funded LME-MCO.
Forensic Evaluations
Attorneys and courts typically seek qualified assessments of defendants with mental health issues. Our evaluations help courts and juries make more educated decisions about criminal offenders.
Mental Health and Other Assessments
Assessments cover mental health and/or SUD history and reveal how these conditions have affected an individual’s behavior.
Jail Diversion
In certain situations, our evaluations can provide alternatives to incarceration for individuals arrested because of behaviors caused by their mental illness.