The Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at the USC Gould School of Law has awarded $50,000 over two years to doctoral student Liat Kriegel to support her proposed dissertation study related to the criminalization of mental illness. The competitive award was also open to postdoctoral candidates and assistant professors. Kriegel’s faculty mentors are Assistant Professor Benjamin Henwood and John Brekke, the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research.