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Video- Short video for health & social care professionals.
- Focuses on smoking & its impact on mental health.
- Produced by The Mental Elf & NIHR.
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Published: 12/11/23
Description
You CAN help people with severe mental illness to stop smoking.
- People with severe mental illness smoke more than everyone else
- They do want to stop smoking just like anyone else, but they may need additional support
- Mental health generally improves when we stop smoking
- Support for people with severe mental illness must be person-centred and individualised
- Above all, we need to believe in the people we are supporting
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