People with mental illness and/or substance use disorder want to stop smoking yet lack the support and care they need along their quit journey. How can we help?
Join the National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (CoE-TFR) and National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) in a joint webinar where we will explore the important role that families have in supporting their loved ones with mental illness and/or substance use disorders in addressing their tobacco use.
During this webinar training, you will learn facts about tobacco use among individuals with mental illness and/or substance use disorder, dispel common myths related to addressing tobacco use, discuss resources available to support people on their quit journey, and engage in a powerful dialogue around the role that family members and family peers have in addressing tobacco use.
This webinar will:
- Dispel common myths related to addressing tobacco use for people with mental illness and substance use disorder.
- Describe the barriers, challenges, and opportunities families and family peer support workers experience with supporting loved ones during their tobacco use quit journey.
- Identify resources available for families to use to support their loved ones in addressing commercial tobacco use.
Who should attend:
- Family peer specialists and peer support workers
- Families of people with mental illness and/or substance use disorder
- Mental health and substance use disorder practitioners and supportive service staff
Certificates of attendance are available upon request to participants who attend at least 60 minutes of the session.
