Overdose is the leading cause of death for people exiting a correctional setting and reentering the community. There are several strategies sheriffs can use to help reduce the risk of overdose for people re-entering the community, including (1) offering overdose education and distributing naloxone upon release, and (2) integrating peer support services into in-jail programs with post-release referrals to substance use disorder treatment and other support services.
This webinar examines key insights from agencies that considered or have made the transition away from privatized healthcare,
The eight videos included in this resource are brief, informative videos to enhance learners’ awareness and foster a deeper understanding on topics related to substance withdrawal management. These videos also serve as tools to address myths and misconceptions about substance use, substance use disorders, and substance withdrawal.
For the first time, Medicaid is being authorized to cover some health services for individuals in the period before they are released from incarceration. This fact sheet summarizes recent changes that are taking effect.
The objective of this study was to assess prison and jail pregnancy policies and practices with an emphasis on restraint use and compliance with anti-shackling legislation.
Authors describe jail healthcare staffing among jails in the southeast. Jails annually incarcerate millions of people with health problems, yet jail healthcare services have not been well described.
Examines the causal impact of mental health needs scores on youth and adult outcomes such as suicide attempts and incarceration duration.
To identify implementation barriers and facilitators to the adoption and implementation of programs that provide opioid agonist treatments (OAT) with methadone and buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder in jails and prisons in the United States.
America’s substance misuse crisis is a public safety and public health emergency that threatens the well-being of individuals who misuse drugs as well as their families, communities, and, ultimately, the nation.