California Center For Tobacco Cessation: 2025 Behavioral Health Regional Trainings

Are you addressing tobacco cessation within the behavioral health population? Bring a dynamic, interactive training to your county or region and discover how local behavioral health facilities can develop wellness policies promoting healthy living and tobacco-free recovery.
Learn how to:

• Integrate tobacco dependence treatment into existing behavioral health services
• Support behavioral health treatment facilities in becoming tobacco-free
• Transform smoke breaks into wellness breaks
• Effectively implement AB541 requirements
  
  

To apply for a 2025 Behavioral Health Regional Training in your community, please fill out this brief application.
Training costs are supported by the California Center for Tobacco Cessation (CaCTC). Smaller counties may collaborate with neighboring counties to host joint events.
Training Objective:

• Advance wellness policies within behavioral health facilities
• Implement system changes in treating nicotine dependence within the mental health and Substance Use Disorder fields
• Foster successful partnerships between county-level tobacco control and mental health programs to achieve sustainable outcomes
  

County Responsibilities:

• Participate in event planning calls
• Identify a behavioral health, public health department head, or healthcare leader for opening remarks
• Actively promote this event to your target audience with the goal of enrolling 40-80 participants
  

Target Audience:

• CTPP-funded projects
• Local Lead Agencies and tobacco control coalitions
• County Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Departments staff
• Behavioral health facility administrators and providers
• DHCS behavioral health facilities
  
  

For more information, please contact Jessica Safier at the California Center for Tobacco Cessation (CaCTC) at: Jessica.Safier@ucsf.edu