Behavioral Health
Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death — causing about 440,000 deaths per year in the United States. Almost half of these deaths are people with mental health and substance use disorders. About 44% of all cigarettes sold in the U.S. are consumed by people with substance use and/or mental health disorders.
With a goal to promote health and wellness among behavioral health consumers and staff, Recognizing these facts, the SCLC is working to establish partnerships between behavioral health and tobacco cessation services to increase tobacco cessation resources in communities. SCLC and partners are working together to provide training and technical assistance to behavioral health providers and consumers to raise awareness of the many benefits smoking cessation efforts and to increase understanding of effective smoking cessation strategies. With a goal to promote health and wellness among behavioral health consumers and staff, the SCLC is working to establish partnerships between behavioral health and tobacco cessation services to increase tobacco cessation resources in communities. Together with our partners, we are providing training and technical assistance to behavioral health providers and consumers, raising awareness about the many benefits smoking cessation offers, and enhancing existing tobacco cessation services using evidence-based practices.
For more information on the SCLC behavioral health initiative or to see how you can get involved contact Catherine Saucedo at 415.502.8880 or e-mail csaucedo@medicine.ucsf.edu.
For more information visit:
- Mental Health
- Substance Use Disorders
- Resources
- Progress: The Communiqué Newsletter
- The Partnership: Mobilizing for Change
- Data
- Partnership Strategies
- Adding Partners