How SAMHSA Embraced Smoking Cessation

We’re excited to announce the publication of “From the Sidelines to the Frontline: How the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Embraced Smoking Cessation” in the current issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

Written by Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh, UCSF medical resident; Doug Tipperman, SAMHSA Public Health Advisor; Dr. Steve Schroeder, SCLC director; and several SCLC staff members, the article describes the unique academic-public partnership between SCLC and SAMHSA, and the implementation and results of the Leadership Academies.

Read the full article online .

Additional resources

·         Leadership Academies for Wellness and Smoking Cessation webpage

·         SCLC webinar, “8 and Counting: SAMHSA State Academies for Smoking Cessation Foster Change,” featuring representatives from each Leadership Academy state

·         http://nctobaccosummit.net – North Carolina’s Leadership Academy website

·         http://msleadership.org  – Mississippi’s Leadership Academy website

·         Article on the Performance Partnership Model used in the Leadership Academies

·         SAMHSA website

Gil Lorenzo
Marketing and Outreach Manager

Smoking Cessation Leadership Center

(415) 502-2148

glorenzo@medicine.ucsf.edu