Lessons
Learned from Addiction Treatment Campus Going Tobacco-Free
Pavillon,
an addiction treatment facility in North Carolina, shares their lessons learned
in going tobacco-free. Bran Coon, Director of Clinical Program Services stated,
“We are choosing to treat the person's core disease—not just focusing on one
addiction while allowing another addiction to go overlooked or unchallenged.” In
this Addiction Professional article, Coon discusses how the agency’s previous
failures provided lessons-learned and how the eventual results were accepted by
patients, families and staff.
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Tobacco
Free Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
The
Behavioral Health & Wellness Program created a toolkit to assist healthcare
providers in starting the conversation with patients on ending tobacco use. This
toolkit provides step-by-step instructions about education on tobacco use,
skills for engaging individuals in tobacco cessation discussions, efficient
methods for assessing people’s readiness to quit, and research on various
treatments.
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March
Was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Regular
cancer screenings are not common in the behavioral health setting, but cancer
still dramatically impacts people with mental health and substance use
disorders. Last month was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the CDC
released a series of tips, resources, and data to help patients, providers, and
families promote regular screenings for colorectal cancer.
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Tobacco-Free
Living in Psychiatric Settings
The
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has developed a
best practices toolkit promoting wellness and recovery in the psychiatric
setting. The toolkit is full of charts, checklists, policies, and resources
that are adaptable to facilities' goals, processes, and communities. The
toolkit can be shared with other members of the behavioral healthcare team that
patients may interact with outside of the facility.
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