The California Center for Tobacco Cessation
As the California Center for Tobacco Cessation, the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) provides training and technical assistance in support of the tobacco endgame movement. We aim to engage and build the capacity of organizations, clinicians, community stakeholders, and CTCP-funded projects to advocate for and put into effect tobacco-use assessments and cessation services within their communities and systems.
WHAT WE DO
- Support behavioral health sites to be tobacco-free and to connect to cessation services and treatment
- Provide educational materials promoting tobacco cessation
- Provide tobacco cessation training with Continuing Education Units to improve local tobacco cessation capacity
- Improve access to cessation services through technical assistance
- Develop strategic partnerships to reduce barriers to cessation treatment
WHO WE HELP
- CTCP-Funded Projects
- Public Health Professionals
- Health Care and Behavioral Health Providers
Together, we’re building a healthier, tobacco-free California.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
World No Tobacco Day is coming up on May 31st-and we’re inviting our behavioral health partners to lead by example!
This year's challenge: Turn smoke breaks into wellness breaks.
Whether it’s an afternoon group walk, mindfulness session, or a pop-up smoothie bar, wellness breaks are a great way to recharge while also promoting health and well-being without the need for tobacco. We want to hear how your organization has been making the shift towards tobacco-free grounds. What will you be doing this World No Tobacco Day? Email us and share your activities, photos, and ideas- we’ll be featuring the most inspiring and creative ideas on our social media channels and newsletters!
UPDATED FOR 2025: CaCTC's Vaping Cessation Fact Sheet
Our Vaping Cessation Fact Sheet has been updated for 2025! It outlines practical steps and strategies to assist clients in their journey to become nicotine-free.
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Events & Opportunities
The Ask the Expert series invites specialists in the field of tobacco cessation to give a brief presentation and provide an open forum for the community to ask questions and share knowledge. If you missed a session, just click on the link below to access the recording.
- April 15, 2025: Holistic Approaches to Tobacco Treatment: The Healthy Living Clinic Initiative
- March 20, 2025: Beyond Burnout: Self-Care as a Strategic Imperative
- February 27, 2025: Smokeless but Not Harmless: Addressing Nicotine and Tobacco Use Among Rural California Firefighters
- October 23, 2024: So You’re a Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS)… Now What?
- August 7, 2024: Trauma Informed Care and Tobacco Cessation with Raul Almazar, RN, MA
- June 26, 2024: Addressing Tobacco Use Among People Experiencing Homelessness with Dr. Maya Vijayaraghavan
- April 10, 2024: Medication for Tobacco Cessation 101 with Dr. Robin Corelli
- January 30, 2024: Helping Clients Quit Vaping with Dr. Andrea Pratt
- December 6, 2023: How to use billing codes for treating tobacco use disorder (TUD) with Dr. Brian Hurley
Kick It California provides evidence-based tobacco cessation services. It's free and it works! Below are educational resources for providers from our partners at Kick It :
- Kick It California Health Professionals Webpage (listed under webinar trainings)
- Kick It California Tobacco Cessation Education & Training Resources Webpage
- AB 541: Helping Tobacco Users in Substance Use Treatment - This flyer (also available in Spanish) provides information on how bill AB 541 can help tobacco users in substance use treatment and how to refer patients or clients to Kick It California cessation services
For all SCLC and CaCTC webinar topics - check out our collection of recorded webinars: https://smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/cmeces-webinar-collections
Each year, the California Center for Tobacco Cessation brings dynamic, interactive trainings to local communities across California to assist local behavioral health facilities with developing wellness policies to promote healthy living and tobacco-free recovery. Participants learn how to integrate tobacco dependence treatment into existing behavioral health services, support behavioral health treatment facilities in becoming tobacco-free, transform smoke breaks into wellness breaks, and effectively implement AB541 requirements. In 2025, the CaCTC will host behavorial health regional trainings in two counties: Shasta and Orange.
Collection F
- This Collection of 2024 recorded webinars from SCLC includes nine webinars, for a total of 13.0 CE credits. Topics include people experiencing homelessness and tobacco cessation, tobacco and opioid use disorder, tobacco cessation in oral cancer prevention, the tobacco endgame, CMS guidance and improving tobacco cessation, menthol and emotional brain training, curious science of cravings, commercial tobacco cessation programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and a comprehensive compassionate community-based healthcare model. View the Collection Here
This is a comprehensive tobacco cessation training program that equips health professional students and practicing clinicians, of all disciplines, with evidence-based knowledge and skills for assisting patients with quitting. Thanks to support from the California Department of Tobacco Policy and Prevention, a certificate of completion and 4.0 CMEs will be provided at no charge for California providers for those who complete this series. Accreditation is for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and addiction professionals.
Register here:
https://cme-reg.configio.com/pd/4293/rx-for-change-clinician-assisted-tobacco-cessation
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Kick It CA created a 13-minute video training for healthcare providers to support AB 541 implementation. Watch "Tobacco and Mental Health"
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Click here for more cessation training videos
To see all available funding opportunities through the California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Prevention Program please visit: CTCP Tobacco Control Funding opportunities and Resources (catcp.org)