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Individuals with mental health and substance use challenges who smoke have less access to tobacco cessation treatment than the general population and experience delayed screening and treatment for tobacco use – both in mental health and substance use treatment settings and across the health care services spectrum.

The disparity in access to tobacco cessation treatment contributes to staggering health outcome statistics: Individuals with mental health and substance use (MH/SU) challenges die between five and 25 years earlier than those without, and many of these preventable deaths are caused by smoking.

Though only 25% of U.S. adults have some form of a MH/SU challenge, they account for 40% of all cigarettes smoked by adults. Less than half of all MH/SU treatment facilities offer tobacco cessation counseling (41%) and only 50% have smoke-free campus policies. The National Council is dedicated to addressing these gaps through national training and technical assistance offerings.

The National Council provides customized training and technical assistance for national partners, state partners, organizations and providers.

Group, individual, single- or multi-day trainings are custom-designed to respond to the unique needs of the client to increase knowledge and promote and integrate tobacco-free policies and practices, including creating tobacco-free facilities, implementing universal screening, and expanding treatment and use of evidence-based interventions.

CEU and CME accredited webinars and virtual education sessions are also offered to increase clinical knowledge, skills and performance of providers and clinicians offering tobacco cessation and treatment services.

National Behavioral Health Network

The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control is 1 of 8 CDC National Networks that seek to eliminate tobacco use and cancer disparities.

Learn about the network
Implementation Toolkit for State Public Health and Tobacco Control

This toolkit is both a guide and call to action to strengthen public health focus in identifying and addressing tobacco-related health disparities among individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.

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Events

Nicotine Addiction, Mental Wellbeing & Recovery 101
October 21, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Advancement of public health policies and practices over the past 50 years has been effective in reducing nicotine addiction and smoking among the general population; however, significant tobacco-related disparities still exist among individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. Join the National Behavioral Health Network for…

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Older Adults, Behavioral Health and Smoking: It’s Never Too Late to Quit
July 23, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Connecting the Dots: Addiction, Trauma and Tobacco Use
June 17, 2019 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Receive practical guidance on reducing tobacco use among clients who have experienced trauma.

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Improving Recovery Outcomes: Addressing Co-Occurring Tobacco and Opioid Use
April 8, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Chad D. Morris, PhD and Jim Pavlik, MA, CTTS from the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program discuss addressing barriers and developing plans to treat the use of tobacco and opioids in clients. Add to iCalendar…

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Blog Posts

  • Examples of Endurance: Twelve State Tobacco Control Programs Showed Tenacity in Addressing Tobacco Disparities While Still in a Global Pandemic
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