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
May 11, 2022
Self-Injurious Behaviors in Correctional Facilities, Part 1
by Kavita Khajuria, MD, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
May 5, 2022
Correctional Mental Health Care Conference Focuses on Critical Issues For Incarcerated and Staff
As the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns have risen to the forefront. Overdose deaths and suicides are up throughout the
Apr 25, 2022
Good for Everyone: Interventions to Maintain Mental Health During COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected staff and residents of correctional facilities, and the impact goes beyond physical health. Protecting the community has required
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.
Jul 19, 2021
Akathisia: A Mysterious Medication-Induced Movement Disorder
A patient once told me, “If it was a choice between cancer and this, I would take cancer.” What is this condition that could
Jul 14, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Correctional Case Manager
My journey as a clinician began accidentally when I took a job as a care navigator, a natural extension of the eight years I’d
Dec 31, 2020
Coping with COVID-19 in the New Year
by Joseph V. Penn, MD, CCHP-MH As we bid farewell to 2020 and welcome 2021, I hope that you are feeling encouraged by the
Nov 17, 2020
NCCHC’s New Board Chair Shares His Thoughts about Coping with COVID-19
by Joseph V. Penn, MD, CCHP-MH: I was recently asked how correctional health care has changed since the last time I was NCCHC chairman
Feb 26, 2020
What We’re Seeing: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Corrections
By Brent R. Gibson, MD, MPH, FACPM, CCHP-P Managing Director, NCCHC Resources, Inc. One of the challenges we are asked for help with is
