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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 1:30 PM
Auditorium Room 3
Maximizing the Power of Partnerships: Engaging Smokers in the Mental Health Community
Chad D. Morris, PhD, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychology, chad.morris@uchsc.edu, Jill M. Williams, MD, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Addiction Psychiatry, williajm@umdnj.edu, Steven A. Schroeder, MD, Department of Medicine, UCSF, Division of General Internal Medicine, schroeder@medicine.ucsf.edu, Connie Revell, MA, University of California San Francisco, Smoking Cessatoin Leadership Center, crevell@medicine.ucsf.edu, Robert W. Glover, PhD, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, bob.glover@nasmhpd.org, Marie Hobart, MD, mhobart@communityhealthlink.org. Learning Objectives: Discuss current information concerning the unique needs of smokers in the mental health community Describe current research on treatment models that work Describe partnership development status and involvement of the mental health community
Key Points: This session will focus on key issues associated with and opportunities for reaching smokers with mental illness and working in partnership with mental health service providers, community advocates and smokers.
Learning Objectives: Discuss current information concerning the unique needs of smokers in the mental health community; describe current research on treatment models that work; describe partnership development status and involvement of the mental health community
Benefits: Attendees will learn about experiences gained by programs sponsored by the Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center in close collaboration with the mental health community.