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dc.contributor.authorBonevski, B.
dc.contributor.authorBowman, J.
dc.contributor.authorRichmond, R.
dc.contributor.authorBryant, J.
dc.contributor.authorWye, P.
dc.contributor.authorStockings, E.
dc.contributor.authorWilhelm, K.
dc.contributor.authorButler, Tony
dc.contributor.authorIndig, D.
dc.contributor.authorWodak, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:08:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:08:42Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationBonevski, B. and Bowman, J. and Richmond, R. and Bryant, J. and Wye, P. and Stockings, E. and Wilhelm, K. et al. 2011. Turning of the tide: Changing systems to address smoking for people with a mental illness, pp. 116-129.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8771
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17523281.2011.555073
dc.description.abstract

Smoking tobacco is common among people with a mental illness. A number of behavioural and environmental factors underlie the high smoking prevalence rates. Evidence suggests that smokers with mental illness require additional targeted support to help them stop smoking. By using a selective review of the international literature, this article will argue that a systems-level change approach is an appropriate strategy, targeting settings and environments with a number of advantages for reaching smokers with mental illness. Systems-level changes include: (1) implementing a system of identifying and recording smoking status;(2) providing education, resources and feedback to promote staff intervention;(3) dedicating staff to provide tobacco-dependence treatment;(4) promoting organisational policies that support and provide tobacco-dependence services. Three settings will be discussed - mental health services, community social service organisations and prisons. As a result of a history and culture where smoking was used as part of the system, introducing changes in these settings has to date been challenging. However, with increased awareness of the detrimental health and financial consequences of smoking, the tide appears to be turning to a culture increasingly supportive of smoking cessation. We illustrate this trend using three Australian case studies where smoking is starting to be addressed through changes to systems. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

dc.titleTurning of the tide: Changing systems to address smoking for people with a mental illness
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.volume4
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage116
dcterms.source.endPage129
dcterms.source.issn1752-3281
dcterms.source.titleMental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis
dcterms.source.seriesMental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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