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
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
Aug 18, 2022
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
