[AUDIO not available] Correctional nurse experts Gayle Burrow and Catherine Knox take a break from their busy holiday schedules to talk with Lorry about the latest correctional health care news. News Items WHO Preventing overdose deaths in the criminal-justice system – 2014 Update The World Health Organization updated a white paper on preventing overdose deaths in the criminal justice system. This…
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I had some opportunity to think about inmate families over this last year and my heart goes out to them this Christmas season. So much of the holiday is about family and relationship. Yet, with around 2.4 million Americans spending Christmas behind bars, there are plenty of empty seats at Christmas dinner and many a child, parent, and even grandparent…
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Melissa Caldwell, PhD, a clinical psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Advanced Correctional Healthcare in Peoria, IL, shares tips for dealing with escalating patient anger or frustration. Do you practice Mental Health Standard Precautions at work? Dr. Caldwell relates this concept in the podcast as being continually aware that any patient situation could become volatile and prepare accordingly….
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