Juvenile Standards
Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities
The Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities reflect contemporary practices in juvenile health care to help correctional facilities provide optimal care to juvenile populations. These standards closely mirror the Standards for Health Services for jails and prisons while highlighting essential elements relating to youth in the correctional environment.
Along with manuals for jails, prisons, mental health services, and opioid treatment programs, the NCCHC juvenile standards are a vital resource, providing the framework to ensure that systems, policies, and procedures are in place to produce the best outcomes in the most cost-efficient and effective manner.
All accreditation surveys for juvenile facilities after July 31, 2023, refer to this version of the Standards.
Find out what’s changed in the new version of the Standards.
