About 37 percent of people in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 24 percent have been previously diagnosed with major depressive order, 17 percent with bipolar disorder, 13 percent with a personality disorder and 12 percent with post-traumatic stress disorder. The numbers are even higher for people in jail, where one-third have been previously diagnosed wit...

Just as architecture holds the power to transform a skyline, create new vistas and reshape the horizon, knowledge holds the power to transform correctional health care. Today, the building blocks for transformation are cost-effective, evidence-based systems of care. The National Conference gives you the blueprints to understand, develop, implement and improve such systems. In this high-intensity environment—packed with lectures, panels, worksh...