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  • Hitting the Wall: Dealing with Stress in Corrections [Lesson Plan and Participant's Manual]

    Issues surrounding stress in a correctional setting, like the effects, sources, and symptoms of stress, burnout, and coping strategies, are covered

  • Depression, PTSD, and Comorbidity in United States Corrections Professionals: Prevalence and Impact on Health and Functioning

    “The purpose of this study was to estimate prevalence rates for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and comorbid PTSD/depression in

  • The Corrections Profession: Maintaining Safety and Sanity, Part 1

    This program is the first of a two-part webinar, and covers the physical and emotional challenges faced by correctional personnel.

  • The Corrections Profession: Maintaining Safety and Sanity, Part 2

    This program is the second of a two-part webinar, and covers the physical and emotional challenges faced by correctional personnel.

  • Occupational Stressors in Corrections Work Annotated Bibliography

    "Corrections work of all disciplines, whether in institutional or in community-based settings, has been recognized as being exceptionally stressful

  • New Directions in Corrections: Staff Wellness: NIC's Second Virtual Conference

    On June 10, 2015, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) launched a national virtual conference on staff wellness titled “New Directions in Co

  • Minimize Compassion Fatigue, Avoid Burnout and Reignite Your Passion

    This is an excellent introduction to compassion fatigue (CF) (aka corrections fatigue) experienced by correctional health care staff.

  • Improving Correctional Officer Wellness Through a Multifaceted Approach

    "Seven staff fatalities including three suicides in just three years (2010-2012).

  • Stop Stressing Out

    All correctional staff and administrators should read this article. It describes strategies for dealing with correctional officer stress.

  • Hazmat Suit for the Soul

    This three part series addresses the issue of corrections fatigue and how corrections staff can deal with it by developing "hazmat suits for their

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in United States Corrections Professionals: Prevalence and Impact on Health and Functioning

    The purpose of this study was to estimate current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence rates among United States’ corrections profession

  • Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Restrictive Housing in America’s Prisons and Jails (2020)

    This is the Final Summary of the findings and methodology of a component of a study that examined the impact on prisoners and corrections officers