Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health

What Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health does

ACCJH is a nonprofit academic consortium that operates as the principal peer-reviewed forum at the intersection of the criminal legal system and health. It was formalized in 2012 with support from ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School, building on a conference tradition that began in 2007, and it convenes academic researchers, clinicians, public health experts, policymakers, students, and people with lived experience to advance research, education, and policy on correctional and post-carceral healthcare. Its core deliverable is the annual meeting, hosted at rotating academic institutions, with the 19th edition scheduled for March 2026 at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta; the consortium also runs a membership community and scholarship awards for students, early-career researchers, advocates, and lived-experience contributors.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through conference registration (priced at $300 for students and people with lived experience and $500 for regular admission, processed through Givebutter) together with event sponsorships from academic and nonprofit partners. ACCJH does not sell a technology product; its value proposition is the convening function, the peer-reviewed content produced via the annual meeting, and the community that persists between editions. Following a recent transition to independent operations under the fiscal sponsorship of NOPI (Nonprofit Organization for Philanthropic Initiatives), the organization is repositioning for administrative sustainability and broader reach.

ACCJH is governed by a Leadership Board representing nine major academic institutions — Brown, Duke, University of Rochester, Pittsburgh, Mount Sinai, Morehouse, University of Miami, Boston Medical Center, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — alongside a Scientific Advisory Committee spanning additional universities. Reach has compounded from a 2007 inaugural event of roughly 200 participants across 20 states to 300+ attendees from all 50 US states, three countries, and 130+ institutions by 2023. Distribution is event-driven and community-led, relying on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, email, and academic word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health

Legal name

Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health

Website

https://accjh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACCJH is a nonprofit academic consortium that convenes the leading annual peer-reviewed conference on criminal justice health, bringing together researchers, clinicians, public health experts, policymakers, students, and people with lived experience from 130+ institutions to advance evidence-based practice for justice-involved populations.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Conference and Research Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Criminal justice health research
• Peer-reviewed academic conference
• Correctional healthcare consortium
• Public health policy research
• Academic member organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Walpole

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: ACCJH generates revenue through ticket sales for its annual conference. Two registration tiers are offered: Student & Lived Experience Admission at $300 and Regular Admission at $500, with registration processed through Givebutter.
2. Conference Sponsorship: The consortium offers sponsorship opportunities for partners and organizations to support the Annual Meeting. Sponsors receive visibility through event materials, signage, and online recognition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACCJH is a nonprofit academic member organization that advances the science and practice of health care for justice-involved populations. Its core offering is an annual peer-reviewed conference that convenes researchers, clinicians, public health experts, policymakers, and people with lived experience, complemented by ongoing membership services, scholarship/recognition programs, and collaborative academic initiatives.

Product overview

ACCJH is a member organization whose core offerings center on the annual peer-reviewed conference and membership services. The Annual Meeting serves as the nation's premier criminal justice health conference, hosting over 300 attendees annually from all US states, multiple countries, and 130+ institutions. The organization provides membership access to an academic community advancing correctional healthcare research, training, and evidence-based practices. Scholarship awards recognize student, early-career, advocates, and lived-experience contributions. The 2026 Annual Meeting (19th) themed 'Health Across the Life Course' will be held March 16-18, 2026 at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACCJH Annual Meeting
• ACCJH Membership
• ACCJH Scholarship and Recognition Awards
• 19th Annual Meeting - Health Across the Life Course

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 attendees annually from all US states, 130+ institutions

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Morehouse School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ACCJH has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine to host the 2026 Annual Meeting at the Calvin Smyre Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. This collaboration underscores ACCJH's commitment to academic partnership and shaping the national research agenda on criminal legal system health. Morehouse School of Medicine's Chair of Psychiatry, Dr. Sarah Vinson, will deliver the Opening Keynote.
• ForHealth Consulting at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School launched ACCJH in 2007 and provided founding support to establish the consortium in 2012. The initial conference attracted over 200 participants from 20 states and 21 academic institutions, validating the need for academic-correctional health collaborations.
• NOPI (Nonprofit Organization for Philanthropic Initiatives)coreOthersACCJH has transitioned to independent operations with fiscal sponsorship through NOPI (Nonprofit Organization for Philanthropic Initiatives). This move positions ACCJH to expand its reach, strengthen its sustainability, and continue advancing the field of criminal legal health in partnership with institutions and practitioners nationwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Institute of Corrections: NIC is a federal agency providing training, technical assistance, and resources to the corrections field. It serves an overlapping stakeholder base but with broader policy and operational scope than ACCJH's academic research focus.
• American Public Health Association (APHA): APHA is a large, established public health professional association that runs an annual meeting and serves public health researchers and clinicians — the same audience ACCJH reaches, but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Society of Correctional Physicians (SCP): SCP is a professional medical society for physicians working in correctional settings. It targets the same clinician segment ACCJH serves and convenes clinicians for education, advocacy, and research — directly comparable as a peer professional society.
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS): ACJS is an international professional association for criminal justice scholars and practitioners, holding an annual conference. While broader than ACCJH, it operates the same model — academic association convening members through an annual peer-reviewed meeting.
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC): NCCHC is the leading US organization setting standards and providing accreditation, education, and advocacy for correctional health care. It overlaps directly with ACCJH's mission of advancing health for justice-involved populations, though it is more established and standards-focused.
• American College of Correctional Physicians (ACCP): ACCP is a medical specialty society representing physicians practicing in correctional medicine. Like ACCJH, it operates as an academic-leaning professional society advancing evidence-based correctional health practice.

Emerging players

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: The CSG Justice Center is a national nonprofit serving policymakers and practitioners on criminal justice policy. It intersects with ACCJH's policy and research communities though with a broader criminal justice — not exclusively health — remit.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Vera is a research and advocacy organization working to end mass incarceration and improve justice systems. It overlaps with ACCJH on the research and policy dimensions of criminal justice health and serves a comparable interdisciplinary audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/accjh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academic-consortium-on-criminal-justice-health
• Facebookfacebook.com/ACCJH

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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