Health & Wellness

Employees

The health and wellness of our employees is vital to fulfilling our mission. The agency will establish new and enhance existing programs to further incentivize employees to prioritize their wellbeing.

Strategies

• Offer a comprehensive mental health program for employees, including enhancing Crisis Response Intervention Support Programs (CRISP), making selfharm prevention offices for employees available, improving employee assistance programing, utilizing emotional support dogs, and hiring regional licensed clinicians to provide care.
• Develop an employee exercise program for employees during work hours.
• Implement a chaplaincy program for employees.
• Establish an Employee Health and Wellness Section to conduct preemployment physicals, occupational assessments, and wellness education.

Inmates

The TDCJ is dedicated to providing quality healthcare services to inmates. The agency is exploring new innovative programs and initiatives to increase services offered.

Strategies

• Decrease inmate suicides and self-harm through self-harm prevention offices and suicide awareness training.
• Establish a comprehensive denture/prosthodontics program.
• Provide healthier food options to inmates through the implementation of freshfrozen meal program.

Next Pillar: Rehabilitation