Forensic Assessment for Immigration Relief (FAIR) Clinic

The FAIR Clinic provides pro bono, trauma-informed forensic medical and psychological evaluations to child and adolescent survivors of torture, persecution, or other human rights abuses who are seeking asylum in the United States. The FAIR Clinic is the only one of its kind in Illinois to specialize in pediatric populations.

Goals & Objectives

The FAIR Clinic has four areas of focus:

• Evaluations: Increase access to medical and psychological forensic asylum evaluations for children/adolescents who have experienced trauma in their countries of origin or anywhere along their migration route.
• Training: Train the next generation of healthcare providers to be able to offer these evaluations that are so essential to procuring safety and access to healthcare for a population that has been structurally marginalized and underserved.
• Research: Document psychiatric and medical needs of this population locally and inform best practices for forensic asylum evaluations with pediatric populations.
• Advocacy: Collaborate with various organizations including MHRC (Midwest Human Rights Consortium), NIJC (National Immigrant Justice Center), Chicago Mayor’s Office, IFLC (Immigrant Families Learning Collaborative), Office of New Americans, and Chicago is With You Task Force on various initiatives advancing social justice in healthcare.