March 31 is international Transgender Day of Visibility, a good time to review NCCHC’s position statement on Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care in Correctional
Mar 22, 2022
Misperceptions of Correctional Mental Health: It’s Time to Drop the Old Stereotypes
Correctional mental health services are often criticized with broad-brush comments citing conditions and services that, in many jurisdictions, are a thing of the past.
Mar 16, 2022
Priorities for 2022 … and Beyond
It is my privilege to serve as the new chair of NCCHC’s Governance Board.
Feb 15, 2022
NCCHC 2021 Annual Report
The 2021 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC found balance in a year of ups and downs.
Feb 1, 2022
Journal of Correctional Health Care Offers Free Access to Female Health Care Issue for February
Read this special issue with free access until March 1, 2022. Nine articles focus on the female health care experience within corrections and include
Jan 28, 2022
Popular Correctional Nursing Practice Article Series Updated
One of the most visited sections of the NCCHC website is a decade-old series on aspects of correctional nursing practice. The entire series has
May 26, 2022
CCHP-MHs Feel the Love
Ask a CCHP-MH what they like about the work they do, and their passion for it is evident.
May 23, 2022
Recorded Webinar Highlights New CDC Guidance for Correctional and Detention Facilities
On May 19, Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for Correctional Health, Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease
May 13, 2022
Self-Injurious Behaviors, Part 2: Management and Treatment Interventions
by Kavita Khajuria, MD, Forensic Psychiatrist, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
May 11, 2022
Self-Injurious Behaviors in Correctional Facilities, Part 1
by Kavita Khajuria, MD, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
May 9, 2022
NCCHC Foundation & Indivior Release White Paper on MOUD
A new white paper, From the General Public to America’s Jails: MAT Saves Lives, highlights the role of jails in providing medications for opioid use
May 3, 2022
Nominate a Leader or Future Leader for an NCCHC Award
The new Edward A. Harrison Excellence in Correctional Health Care Leadership Award was created in 2021 to honor long-time NCCHC President/CEO Edward A. Harrison, who retired
