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It's About a Billion Lives 2026
Join the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UCSF’s Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center, and UCSF’s Smoking Cessation Leadership Center on Friday, April 17, 2026 at the UCSF Robertson Auditorium for the 18th annual It’s About a Billion Lives Symposium.
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Download our interactive behavioral health and tobacco free living toolkit
Take Your Behavioral Health Facility Tobacco-Free Anywhere in the US
Find it on our site under Behavioral Health - Toolkits
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Read the Latest Director's Corner | January 2026
Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, Director of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, has just published her latest Director’s Corner, where she shares her 2025 reflections and what's to come in the new year.
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NEW RESOURCE: National Partnership Communications Committee Slide Deck
The Communication workgroup of the National Partnership on Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use created a ready-to-use PowerPoint slide deck entitled “Behavioral Health and Tobacco Product Use” for external use.
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New TAMAR Editions
Download the new edition of Trauma Addiction Mental Health and Recovery (TAMAR) facilitators guide and client workbooks!
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CaCTC Ask the Expert | March 12
This session will describe the ACT treatment model and results of a recent evaluation of the model to address tobacco use among hospitalized patients with high rates of co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.
For Providers
Webinars
View presentations from experts on key tobacco control and behavioral health topics - CME/CE credit available for live and select archived webinars
Toolkits
A variety of packaged resources and tools to aid you in your cessation efforts
Fact Sheets & Guides
Learn the basics and more on smoking cessation and behavioral health
Quit Now Cards
Provides an easy, fast, and effective way for health professionals to help smokers quit
Resources to Quit
Learn more about the many smoking cessation resources and programs available.
Online Resources
View a list of web sites with information on helping you quit smoking.
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Quitline
Call your state quitline to speak to a trained smoking cessation coach who can help you quit smoking and answer your questions.
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Director's Corner
Mission Statement
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) reduces disparities in tobacco use and increases cessation through community partnerships. We aim to drive health systems change by eliminating barriers to access to tobacco treatment, promoting tobacco policy that supports cessation, and providing education and training.