Addressing Challenges in Correctional Health: Insights from the Western State Sheriffs’ Association Conference
by Richard Forbus, MBA-HCM, CCHP Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Western State Sheriff’s Association conference in Reno, Nevada. Sheriffs and
Mar 12, 2025
NCCHC Releases New Jail Guidelines for Medical Treatment of SUD
This free publication incorporates evidence-based recommendations for implementing and evaluating MAT programs,
Jan 3, 2025
Submit an Abstract for the 2025 Correctional Mental Health Care Conference
NCCHC invites experts to share best practices and new findings.
Jul 11, 2024
New Ideas to Address Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorders
The agency’s proactive approach to providing advanced care to reduce adverse outcomes is exemplary.
Dec 12, 2023
The Aftermath of COVID: “Trauma-informed” Work
To support correctional HCPs, we must think more critically and act more comprehensively.
Apr 24, 2023
NCCHC Conference “Shines a Light” on Mental Health Care
The conference supports correctional mental health professionals with insights from speakers from a variety of backgrounds.
Jan 6, 2023
Free Access to 2022 Most-Read Journal of Correctional Health Care Articles
The top-read articles from the NCCHC Journal of Correctional Health Care are available with free access. Click through to read about: Addressing Shortages of
Sep 12, 2022
Suicide Prevention: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Critical Evaluation, and Risk Reduction
By Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHPManaging Director, NCCHC Resources Working with a team of NCCHC Resources consultants, I recently completed an analysis for
Aug 25, 2022
The End of Innocence… Or Perhaps the End of Adolescence
In 1989 Don Henley released his single “The End of Innocence.” The first verse goes like this: Remember when the days were longAnd rolled
Aug 18, 2022
Six Scholarship Winners Attend the NCCHC Correctional Mental Health Care Conference
NCCHC’s Correctional Mental Health Care Conference in Denver attracted a record number of attendees this year, with six of the nearly 500 participants supported
