Dr. Kenna Griffin, Ph.D., is TK Health's Communications Director. Kenna has more than two decades of experience as a communications professional, working as a journalist, mass communications professor, editor, and marketer. She has a doctorate in journalism with a research emphasis in mental health from the University of Oklahoma.
People are stressed out at work. In fact, nearly half of people report feeling stressed during their workday, a percentage that continues to increase. People feel workplace stress, regardless of their profession, and correctional healthcare is no exception. Here is some additional information about workplace… Read More »Managing Workplace Stress in Correctional Healthcare
Trauma is an all-too-common experience among jailed people, often shaping their behaviors, health outcomes, and interactions with authority figures. The impact of past trauma is compounded in correctional settings, where stress, isolation, and a lack of trust in authority can exacerbate mental and physical health… Read More »How Trauma-Informed Care Improves Correctional Healthcare
You spend your professional life caring for others. Then, when you’re not at work, you care for your family. But who takes care of you? Sometimes, it doesn’t feel like there’s any time or energy left, does it? Nurse burnout is real, and it can… Read More »Nurse Burnout: Signs, Causes, and Prevention for Correctional Nurses
People jailed in the U.S. have a constitutional right to receive medical care, and the counties housing them are responsible for providing that care. However, jail officials face obstacles, including budget constraints and limited expertise, in providing this care. Many jails turn to correctional healthcare… Read More »Why Jails Use Correctional Healthcare Companies
People in the U.S. have the right to refuse treatment, which means we can weigh our options and decide not to receive medical care. But what about incarcerated people? Do they have the right to refuse treatment related to medical or mental health concerns when… Read More »Do Inmates Have the Right to Refuse Treatment?
TK Health is now the healthcare services provider for the Madison County Jail. The partnership began earlier this month. TK Health, an Oklahoma-based correctional healthcare company, partners with 144 jails in 14 states to provide medical care. The company has served Arkansas jails since 2016,… Read More »TK Health Provides Healthcare Services in Madison County
Jefferson County Correctional Facility, a TK Health partner, recently earned accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. This accreditation recognizes Jefferson County’s commitment to providing quality healthcare services for the incarcerated population in their care. To earn NCCHC accreditation, the Jefferson County Correctional… Read More »TK Health Assists Jefferson County in Achieving National Certification
It’s difficult to know what to do or say when a loved one is in jail. It’s probably not a situation either of you wants to be in, or maybe even thought you’d ever experience. Still, offering encouraging words to someone in jail can make… Read More »Offering Encouraging Words to Someone in Jail
People are inherently flawed. We make mistakes. The important thing is what we learn from those mistakes and how we move forward from them. Every person deserves the opportunity to move forward from mistakes, even serious ones. For some people in jails, access to healthcare… Read More »How Correctional Healthcare Assists in Reducing Recidivism
About seven million people go to jail each year, many of them more than once. People go to jail for many reasons. Many of the most common things to go to jail for are tied to challenges such as financial hardship, substance use, mental health… Read More »Why Do People Go to Jail?