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“Standards for Mental Health Care in Jails, Prisons, and Correctional Agencies” under revision. 

The American Association for Correctional Psychology’s (now the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology) “Standards for Mental Health Care in Jails, Prisons, and Correctional Agencies,” published in the journal Criminal Justice and Behavior (Sage, 2000)(1), are in the process of being revised. The revision committee, chaired by IACFP president Dr. Richard Althouse, includes Dr. Leonard Morgenbesser (New York Department of Correctional Services), Dr. Kelley Ray Polk (private practice, Louisiana)  and Patricia Orud, M.S. (NCCHC Certified Professional in Minnesota). The revisions are in the final draft stage, and contain a number of updates that reflect the Association’s international scope, as well as new sections concerning identification, monitoring, and treating mentally ill and suicidal  inmates. The final draft will be reviewed by two outside reviewers (Dr. Janet Walsh, Wisconsin Department of Corrections) and Dr. Lorraine Reitzel (Texas) prior to being submitted for publication later this year.

(1) http://cjb.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/27/4/433