• Toolkits
• Professional Presentations
• Consumer Information
• Websites
• Publications

Toolkits

• Smoking Cessation for Persons with Mental Illness: A Toolkit for Mental Health Providers (2007).  A 42-page binder developed by the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and funded by the Tobacco Disparities Initiatives of the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP), Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment that educates mental health care professionals about specific guidelines and strategies to use to reduce the burden of tobacco among persons with mental illnesses. Click on title to order copies of this toolkit and additional materials.

• Tobacco-Free Living in Psychiatric Settings: A Best-Practices Toolkit Promoting Wellness and Recovery (July 2007). Developed by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD).  Provides practical tips for converting facilities to smoke-free status.

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Professional Presentations

• BEA Expert Advisory Committee Members

  • Bringing Everyone Along: Survey Results. Presented at the BEA Expert Advisory Committee held June 28-29, 2007 in Portland, Oregon.
     
  • Setting the Stage: Conducting Tobacco Treatment with clients with Substance Use Disorders.  Janet Smeltz, M.Ed., LADC-I, CTTS-M, Director, T.A.P.E. Project, Institute for Health and Recovery.  Presented at the Expert Advisory Committee held June 28-29, 2007 in Portland, Oregon.
     
  • Tobacco Use in Special Populations: Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders.
    Eric Heiligenstein, M.D., Clinical Director, Psychiatry Service University Health Services Associate, CTRI, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Presented at the Expert Advisory Committee held June 28-29, 2007 in Portland, Oregon.
     
• From the Front Lines: One Wisconsin Program’s Experience Treating Nicotine Addiction in an Integrated Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Program. Sheila Weix MSN, RN, CARN, David Macmaster, CSAC, TTS.  Presented at the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Control Conference held May 1-2, 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin.
   
• New Initiatives for Reaching Smokers with Mental Illness. TCLN Roundtable Discussion held on March 20, 2007. Click on title to view speaker materials.
   
• Smoking Cessation in People with Serious Mental Illness.  New York State Cessation Centers Collaborative Conference Call held on March 07, 2007.  Click on title to access conference audio and speaker materials.

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Consumer Information

• Quitting for Good. An informative article published by www.schizophreniadigest.com.
   
• Facts about Smoking and Mental Health Disorders (2007). Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network.
   
• Smoking and mental illness (2006). Fact sheet developed by SANE.  SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness – through campaigning, education and research.
   
• Williams JM, Ziedonis DM, Speelman N, Vreeland B, Zechner M, Rahim R, O’Hea E. Learning about Healthy Living: Tobacco and You Manual. Revised June 2005. Supported by a grant from the NJ Division of Mental Health Services.
   
• Key Assistance Report, Focus on Smoking Cessation (Date Posted: March 27, 2007).   National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse.  The Clearinghouse is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Center for Mental Health Services. Available to download from the Clearinghouse website.
   
• You CAN Quit: Tips for Preparing to Quit (2007).  A brochure that educates persons with mental illnesses about the dangers of smoking. Developed by the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and funded by the Tobacco Disparities Initiatives of the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP), Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment.
   
• You CAN Quit (2007). A poster that educates persons with mental illnesses about the dangers of smoking. Developed by the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and funded by the Tobacco Disparities Initiatives of the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP), Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment.
  
  
• Cigarettes are my greatest enemy. Posters from the anti-tobacco campaign developed with the Billy DeFrank LGBT Center, San Jose, CA, and LBGT center, Orange County, CA, with funding from the American Legacy Foundation.



• Smoke Alarm: The Truth About Smoking and Mental Illness (2007): The New York State Department of Health funded a project conducted by the Clubhouse of Suffolk, Inc., a private not-for-profit psychiatric rehab agency to tailor intervention for patients who struggled with tobacco addiction. The outcomes of the project are documented in the video. Go to http://www.clubhouseofsuffolk.org/SmokeAlarm.cfm to obtain a copy.

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Websites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health. The CDC Office on Smoking and Health website has many free tobacco use prevention and cessation resources for professionals and clients, including posters, videos/DVD’s, and pamphlets. Many materials are available in Spanish.
   
• Consumers Helping Others Improve their Condition by Ending Smoking (CHOICES). The goal of this consumer driven organization is to increase awareness of the importance of addressing tobacco use and to create a strong peer support network that encourages mental health consumers to make a positive healthy lifestyle change by addressing smoking and tobacco use.
   
• Program for Research in Smokers with Mental Illness (PRISM).  This research program is directed towards understanding reasons for the high rates of tobacco use among individuals with major psychiatric disorders.
   
• Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC). The SCLC website provides a list of mental health resources.  Click on title to view these resources and learn about the SLC’s Mental Health Partnership for Wellness and Smoking Cessation.
   
• New York State Tobacco Dependence Resource Center aims to provide New York's chemical dependency service providers, policy makers, and researchers with cutting-edge scientific resources and support on integrating tobacco dependence interventions into chemical dependency treatment. You will first have to register to obtain these resources.
   
• North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC). The NAQC website provides information about quitline services available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico.
    
• SANE Australia. SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness – through campaigning, education and research. 
  
  
• UMDNJ Tobacco Dependence Program (TDP) The tobacco dependence program is dedicated to reducing the harm to health caused by tobacco use. The TDP particularly aims to provide expertise on quitting smoking for those who need it most and has several resources for tobacco users with mental illness and substance use disorders.

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Publications

• Baker, A., Kay-Lambkin, F., Bucci, S., Haile, M., Richmond, R. & Carr, V. (2004). Intervention for Tobacco Dependence Among People with a Mental Illness. NDARC Technical Report No. 192. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
  
  
  
• Foulds J, Williams J, Connors B. et. al. Integrating tobacco dependence treatment and tobacco-free standards into addiction treatment: New Jersey’s experience. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2007. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh293/236-240.htm.
  
  
  
• Williams JM. Using peer counselors to address tobacco use: the CHOICES program. Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Sep;58(9):1225.
  
  
  
• S-625—Senator Vitale’s Bill to Allow Tobacco-Free State Psychiatric Hospitals.
  CHOICES newsletter, Spring 2008 Volume 2, Issue 6. CHOICES newsletters are available at www.njchoices.org/Pages/newsletter.htm.

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