Aug 4, 2023 | Blog, In the news
“A Step in the Right Direction: Pathway Forward Reentry Program” offers training to individuals within 180 days of their release from the Henry County Jail The first cohort of 29 graduates were honored for their completion of “A Step in the Right Direction: Pathway...
Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, In the news, Patient Population
For the past two months, WFAE has been exploring the crisis brewing in North Carolina’s mental health system. That includes a shortage of state hospital beds. Hundreds of North Carolinians in crisis wait weeks in emergency rooms, before they can get a state hospital...
Apr 27, 2023 | Blog, In the news, MAT
Luzerne County’s prison system has started a Suboxone program for inmates experiencing opioid withdrawal, officials said Monday. This is a significant development because some inmate suicides have been largely blamed on the painful effects of opioid detoxification...
Apr 5, 2023 | Blog, In the news
Waterbury, Vt. – The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) today announced a three-year contract with Wellpath, LLC (Wellpath) to provide comprehensive health services to incarcerated individuals in Vermont. Wellpath, formerly Correct Care Solutions, is a...
Mar 10, 2023 | In the news
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Morehouse School of Medicine have joined forces to address recidivism among jail detainees in the south metro Atlanta community. In a pilot program, the historically Black medical school and Henry Sheriff Reginald Scandrett...