Behavioral Health Resources
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Below is a list of presentations, articles, publications, toolkits and the Partnership Communique, focusing on tobacco dependence treatment for people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
- Presentations
- Toolkits
- Cessation training for service providers
- Webinars
- Articles and Publications
- The National Mental Health Partnership for Wellness and Smoking Cessation Communique
- National 1-800 Quit Now Cards
- Video clips
- Mental Health and Tobacco Industry
- Other Resources and Facts
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Presentations
- Tobacco Dependence Treatment - SAMHSA In-Service Training - Dr. Steven A. Schroeder
- The Unmet Needs of Smokers with Mental Illness or Addiction- SAMHSA In-Service Training - Jill M. Williams,MD
- Smoking Cessation for People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders -SAMHSA In-Service Training - Chad D. Morris, PhD
- Tobacco Dependence Treatment - A consumer perspective - SAMHSA In-Service Training - Consumer Tobacco Peer Advocate, Eric Arauz
- Maximizing the Power of Partnerships: Engaging Smokers and the Mental Health Community
- Are the 5 A's Enough?: Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Smokers with Mental Illness
- Mental Health and Smoking
- Increasing Access to Tobacco Cessation Services for People in Mental Health
- How does the mental health system differ
- What Works
- Tobacco Use in Special Populations: Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
- Setting the Stage : Conducting tobacco treatment with clients with substance abuse disorders
Tool Kits
- NEW 2009 Tobacco Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorders- A Toolkit for Substance Abuse Treatment Providers - concise, user-friendly guide to tobacco treatment for counselors and policy recommendations for supervisors and administrators. The toolkit is intended to help providers fully integrate tobacco treatment into existing substance abuse treatment practices. Developed by Signal Behavioral Health Network and the Colorado State Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership (STEPP). Visit Signal website http://www.signalbhn.org/TURN_ResArt.aspx for free electronic copies.
- Smoking Cessation for Persons with Mental Health Illness- A Toolkit for Mental Health Providers- offers step by step instructions for providers to help their patients quit smoking. Developed by our partners at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and revised for nationwide use by a committee of experts in behavioral health, primary care and public health, this user-friendly guide has been revised to meet the needs of a broad continuum of behavioral health providers and clinicians. Visit the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors website at http://www.nasmhpd.org/publicationsmisc.cfm for more NASMHPD publications.
- Tobacco-free Living in Psychiatric Settings- NASMHPD Toolkit - provides practical tips for converting facilities to smokefree status. To download a complimentary copy please e-mail visit www.nasmhpd.org
- Ending the Tobacco Epidemic for People with Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health -SAMHSA In-service training facts and resources handout.
Cessation training for service providers
The American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians has created a podcast titled "How to Provide Tobacco Cessation Treatment to Patients with Mental Illness" Find out what treatments are most effective for this population and the effects of tobacco cessation pharmacotherepies on other medications. All are welcome to download a copy at http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/tobacco/cme/podcasts.html
The AAFP has also created a new section on the Ask and Act website titled "Smoking and Mental Illness" and added mental health slides to CME presentations.
RX for Change
Rx for Change: Clinician-Assisted Tobacco Cessation, which draws heavily from the Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, is a comprehensive, turn-key program for training students and licensed clinicians in virtually any health professional field. All materials have been externally reviewed and are updated continuously to reflect current science for the treatment of tobacco use and dependence. For more information contact Reason Reyes at Reason.Reyes@ucsf.edu.
NEW! Rx for Change: Tobacco-Free for Recovery, Assisting Mental Health Consumers with Tobacco Cessation, a new cessation curriculum for Peer Counselors is now available online at http://rxforchange.ucsf.edu . With input from consumers, mental health professionals, advocates, and leaders, this 3-hour program was created to equip peer counselors with the necessary knowledge and skills to assist and support other mental health consumers with quitting smoking. A smoke-free lifestyle is viewed as a vital element on the path toward wellness and recovery.
Visit http://rxforchange.ucsf.edu and register for free to find PowerPoint slides, audience handouts, and correspondence video segments that are relevant to the Peer Counselor – Mental Health curriculum. Other new Rx curricula include Psychiatry RX. Dr. Jodi Prochaska and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco, have created a 4-hour curriculum that is specific to psychiatry and has shown very promising results in changing the knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and clinical practices of psychiatry residents in treating tobacco use and dependence in their patients.
Tobacco-Free for Recovery: Assisting Mental Health Consumers with Tobacco Cessation. Hosted by the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and Rx for Change, this three hour online training provides valuable information on key terms and definitions related to tobacco use, why it is important to quit smoking, the different types of tobacco products and why they are addictive, what helps people to quit smoking, and how to help people quit. Participants were invited to ask questions, provide comments, and participate in the activities and discussion that took place during the training.
While this curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of mental health peer counselors, it is a helpful training tool for any provider or advocate interested in learning more about mental health and smoking cessation.
CLICK HERE to download a PowerPoint copy of the Rx for Change, Tobacco Free for Recovery Oct. 14 webinar training
CLICK HERE to hear a recording of the Rx for Change, Tobacco Free for Recovery webinar. Forward this link to others to allow them to play back the recording.
https://rwjf.webex.com/rwjf/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=33310962&rKey=06a593d1dc7b7d17
For information on other webinars hosted by the SCLC and SAMHSA visit the 100 Pioneers for Smoking Cessation webpage.
Articles and Publications
- NEW Clinical Crossroads: A 51 Year Old Woman with Bipolar Disorder who Wants to Quit Smoking The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) special article by Steven A Schroeder, MD, JAMA 2009 301:522-531 (Feb 4, 2009 issue).
- Eliminating Tobacco Use in Mental Health Facilities: Patients' rights, Public Health, and Policy Issues
- A Meta-Analysis of Smoking Cessation Interventions With Individuals in Substance Abuse Treatment or Recovery
- Treatment of Tobacco Use in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting
- Treatment for Cigarette Smoking Among Depressed Mental Health Outpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Conguencies in Increased Mortality Rates, Years of Potential Life Lost and Causes of Death Among Publich Mental Health Clients in Eight States
- A behavioural and functional neuroimaging investigation into the effects of nicotine on sensorimotor gating in healthy subjects and persons with schizophrenia
- Training in Tobacco Treatments in Psychiatry: A National Survey of Psychiatry Residency Training Directors
- TECHNICAL REPORT ON SMOKING POLICY AND TREATMENT IN STATE OPERATED PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
- The US Public Health Service "treating tobacco use and dependence clinical practice guidelines" as a legal standard of care
- Marketing to the marginalised: tobacco industry targeting of the homeless and mentally ill
- RESULTS OF THE CONVERSION TO A TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT IN A STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
- Smoking and Mental Illness
- Facts about Smoking and Mental Health Disorders
- Smoking bans in psychiatric inpatient settings? A review of the research
- Return to Smoking Following a Smoke-Free Environment
The National Mental Health Partnership for Wellness and Smoking Cessation Communique (Click Here)
Mental health and smoking awareness video clip
- Smoke Alarm
- “Smoking, Hazards and Solutions in Long-Term Care,” video & study guide presented by Georgia Stevens, PhD, APRN, BC. Note - There is a fee for this video: $150 purchase; $75 rental.
Mental Health and the Tobacco Industry
- Legacy Tobacco Library: The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL) contains more than 7 million documents (40+ million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities. The articles and documents below are just a few examples of how the tobacco industry has capitalized on groups they have termed “consumer subcultures” which include homeless, and the mentally ill.
- Project Scum
- Downscale Publications / DP2
- Capital District Psych Center
- Working Party on Social Acceptability of Tobacco Use
- Tobacco industry documents expose R.J. Reynolds marketing plan: Project SCUM
- Homeless Hunger Initiative
- Our Target Is
Other Resources and Facts
- www.njchoices.org
- Clinical practice guidelines as a legal standard of care
- Drug interactions and smoking
- Final report on smoking policy and treatment
- Mental health disorders fact sheet
- Ask Advise Refer Provider Poster
- 1 800 QUIT NOW Patient Poster
Once SCLC established itself as a credible source of technical assistance, callers and web visitors began inquiring about speakers, presenters, and experts that might participate in their various conferences and events. SCLC has gradually developed a lengthy list of possible presenters, including our own staff, and frequently provided names as well as topics. For inquiries and availability contact the SCLC at csaucedo@medicine.ucsf.edu .
