Addressing Tobacco Treatment in Mental and Behavioral Health Settings: A Kentucky Behavioral Health Tobacco Advocacy Grantee Training
BH WELL hosted a Policy and Advocacy Tobacco Group Training and Planning session for BH WELL grantees and their coalition members on June 9, 2021 from 9:00 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST. The presentation can be viewed on this event’s page.
Dr. Okoli discussed the importance of people recognizing tobacco treatment in the behavioral health population as normal. The tobacco companies have worked for years to target individuals living with mental illness, using psychology to market tobacco use as a way of coping and belonging while pocketing $37 billion from people living with mental illness who use tobacco products. Nicotine addiction is treatable in individuals living with mental and behavioral health challenges. While conventional methods of tobacco cessation do not work with this population, there are ways to tailor tobacco treatment so that it can be effective for individuals living with mental illness.
Participants
- Allyn Reinecke - Campbell County Fiscal Court, Northern KY District Health Dpmt
- Amanda Changet - Northern KY District Health Department
- Andrea Doughty - Anthem, Northern KY District Health Department
- Ann Gonzales - WEDCO District Health Department
- Ashleigh Dubois - Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services
- Ashley Tyler - Todd County Health Department
- Brandi Gilley - Laurel County Health Department
- Breanna Williams - Northern KY District Health Department
- Charles Williams - Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated
- Donna Watts - Newport High School Youth Services Center
- Ellen Cartmell - Kentucky Department for Public Health
- George "Mel" Grissom - Department for Public Health
- Heather Shaw - Kentucky Department for Public Health
- Jaclyn Hodges - Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
- Jaime Rafferty - Kentucky Cancer Program
- Kristen Haddad - Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services
- Linda Bates - WellCare Health Plans and Campbell Co. Drug Free Alliance, Northern KY District Health Department
- Lynnett Renner - Laurel County Health Department
- Mary Beth Castle - Johnson County Health Department
- Mary Schneider - Kentucky Cancer Program, Northern KY district
- Melanie Jones - Lake Cumberland District Health Department
- Melissa Phillips - Lincoln Trail District Health Department
- Natasha Trauth - Northkey, Northern KY District Health Dpmt
- Nicole Frevola - Northkey, Northern KY District Health Department
- Rachael Depperschmidt - Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated, NKY district Health Dpmt
- Samantha Grothaus - Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated, Northern KY District Health Department
- Sarah Olliges - Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated, Northern KY District Health Department
- Siobhan Ryan Perry - Northern Kentucky University
- Sue Thomas-Cox - KY Department for Public Health
- Tera Cobb - WellCare Health Plans, Northern KY District Health Department
- Teran Herthal - Anthem
- Bassema Abu-Farsakh - University of Kentucky
- Heather Robertson - University of Kentucky
- Janet Otachi - University of Kentucky
- Kylie Pemberton - University of Kentucky