Correctional Employee Wellness Monograph

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Primary oversight for staff wellness programs

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The scan asked about primary responsibility for oversight of staff well- ness programs and results are shown in Figure 5. Oversight differs by cor- rections agency type . Human resources are most likely to provide oversight of wellness programs for both state (51%) and local agencies (50%). State agencies are more likely to have oversight from the State Secretary, Director or Commis- sioner, whereas local agencies are more likely to have oversight from the Sheriff. Primary oversight of staff wellness

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programs varies by community setting . Two rural agencies have human resources oversight (67%) and one (33%) has sheriff oversight. All suburban agencies have human re- sources oversight. Oversight of urban agencies varies, with 39% having HR oversight, 21% having state secretary, director or commissioner oversight, 21% having sheriff oversight and 14% having risk management oversight. Funding Sources for Staff Wellness Programs . The scan asked about funding for staff wellness programs. Respondents selected all funding sources available,

Figure 4 presents the barriers reported by local agency by community setting . Each community setting reports multiple barriers to offering programs. Rural agencies do not report lack of funding as a barrier, but half of agencies report lack of staffing, physical space, and interest. For suburban agencies, 40% of agencies report lack of funding, physical space, and interest. In the urban setting, 46% report lack of funding, followed by lack of staffing (36%), physical space (18%) and information (18%).

Figure 5

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