Editor's Letter

Burhanullah M.H. , Rollings-Mazza P. , Galecki J. , Van Wert M. , Weber T. , & Malik M. (2022). Mental health of staff at correctional facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 767385. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767385

Guardiano M. , Boy P. , Shapirshteyn G. , Dobrozdravic L. , Chen L. , Yang H. , Robbins W. , & Li J. (2022). Working conditions and wellbeing among prison nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to community nurses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17), 10955. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710955

Leach B. , Ahalt C. , Williams B. , & Kwan A. T. (2024). Stress and anxiety among correctional health care professionals in a U.S. state prison system during COVID-19. J Correct Health Care, 30(1), 40–48. DOI: 10.1089/jchc.23.09.0081.

Hotchkiss J. T. , & Lesher R. (2018). Factors predicting burnout among chaplains: Compassion satisfaction, organizational factors, and the mediators of mindful self-care and secondary traumatic stress. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling,, 72(2), 86–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542305018780655

Kim J. , Chesworth B. , Franchino-Olsen H. , & Macy R. J. (2022). A scoping review of vicarious trauma interventions for service providers working with people who have experienced traumatic events. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 23(5), 1437–1460. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838021991310

Koenig H. G. , & Al Zaben F. (2021). Moral injury: An increasingly recognized and widespread syndrome. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(5), 2989–3011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01328-0

Ortega-Williams A. , Beltrán R. , Schultz K. , Henderson R.-G. Z. , Colón L. , & Teyra C. (2021). An integrated historical trauma and posttraumatic growth framework: A cross-cultural exploration. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 22(2), 220–240. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2020.1869106

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). Trauma-informed care in behavioral health services. https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/028436.pdf.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Practical guide for implementing a trauma-informed approach. https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep23-06-05-005.pdf

Tomkus G. C. , & Matthews T. (2023). Anxiety among correctional/detention health professionals and associated risk factors during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 29(3), 206–213. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.22.01.0005

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