• Join us for our next live webinar "Neurobiology and Recovery: Addressing Nicotine Use Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness" on July 15th from 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET. 

    Learn more and register

  • Our Spring 2025 Communiqué is live! Stay up to date with tobacco-related initiatives and news from SCLC and our partner organizations.

    Read the Latest Edition

  • The Surgeon General recently released the 35th tobacco-related report published since 1964. Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, Director of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, was a contributing author. 

    Read the report

  • Download our interactive behavioral health and tobacco free living toolkit here 

    Take Your Behavioral Health Facility Tobacco-Free Anywhere in the US

    Find it on our site under Behavioral Health - Toolkits

    Or download it here

  • Did you know that quitting smoking can improve a person's mood as much as an anti-depressant? 

     

    This and more studies are available in our Publications sections under Behavioral Health and Resources

    Read the evidence

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. 

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Director's Corner

A Resolute Commitment to Health Equity
Happy New Year! We hope you had a relaxing holiday. We are deeply saddened by the devastating loss and destruction caused by the fires in Los Angeles. During this challenging time, please know that we hold our colleagues in LA close in our thoughts and prayers.
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 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

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Publications

Get access to our library of tobacco-related articles

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Toolkits

A variety of packaged resources and tools to aid you in your cessation efforts

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Fact Sheets & Guides

Learn the basics and more on smoking cessation and behavioral health

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Quit Now Cards

Provides an easy, fast, and effective way for health professionals to help smokers quit

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Resources to Quit

Learn more about the many smoking cessation resources and programs available.

 

Ways to Quit

Learn about effective, proven ways to quit smoking.
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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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