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Jan 3, 2023

NCCHC Hails Passage of MAT Act to Prevent Overdoses and Support Recovery

NCCHC applauds the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023.
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Dec 13, 2022

Opioid Settlement Funds Becoming Available for Corrections

A unique opportunity to secure funding for MAT for opioid use disorders. 
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Dec 8, 2022

CDC Releases New Resources for Mpox in Correctional Environments

Downloadable toolkit and informational poster
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Oct 3, 2022

Eliminating Financial Assessments for Health Care Services: Updated Position Statement

Revisions stress opposition to copays and fees during incarceration.
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Sep 21, 2022

“Excited Delirium”: Dehumanizing and Unscientific

By Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, and Debra A. Pinals, MD
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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
Recovery Month 3
Sep 9, 2022

NCCHC Supports Access to MOUD

September is National Recovery Month, a time to support MOUD in jails.
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Sep 6, 2022

Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on Monkeypox in Corrections

Clinicians and leaders across the country are looking for answers on the prevention and treatment of monkeypox. Today, Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for
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Sep 6, 2022

Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on CDC Infectious Disease Recommendations

On September 1, NCCHC, in conjunction with the American Jail Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Sheriffs’ Association, presented a
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