The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. Read More ›
Research & Policy ›
- NCCHC has updated its position statement on Management of Noncancer Chronic Pain, calling for this common patient complaint to be addressed…
- A new opinion piece suggests that surgical disease among the incarcerated is poorly documented.
- What is known about inmates with serious mental illness: the crimes they commit, incarceration-related costs and effective strategies to red…
Announcements ›
- The 2017 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC is improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities.
- The 2018 Standards for Health Services in jails and prisons will be released in mid-April. For facilities undergoing an accreditation survey…
- Lack of access to health care is a serious problem in correctional institutions. Charging inmates for health services may interfere with acc…
What's New ›
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Apply by June 8 to take the CCHP exam or CCHP specialty exam at the Correctional Mental Health Care Conference in Los Angeles.
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The CCHP board of trustees welcomes 39 new CCHPs and congratulates 10 individuals who earned specialty certification in the first quarter of 2018.
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The year is off to a great start at NCCHC, with lots of “new” – from our new CEO, Jim Pavletich, to advances in technology for accredi...