Category: Tobacco Freedom
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Tobacco Freedom Group Starts May 11th
Looking to quit smoking? Need some extra support along the way? Come to Tobacco Freedom Support groups at PEERS! These groups are entirely FREE of charge. They provide valuable tips for quitting and staying quit, as well as patches and gum. Starting THIS FRIDAY, May 11th 2018 at 10:30am. 333 Hegenberger Rd. Suite 250. Oakland,…
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Tobacco Freedom: End of Grant Celebration
Yesterday, PEERS’ Tobacco Freedom support group met to celebrate the end of the 12-month grant that funded this program. Led by facilitators with tobacco recovery and mental health experience, Tobacco Freedom featured a combination of the Chad Morris tobacco cessation program with support groups — a unique approach to integrating anti-smoking materials with mental health concepts…
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Tobacco Harm Reduction Presentations
Did you know? Smoking and tobacco use are heavily linked to negative mental health outcomes. The facts about this relationship are absolutely shocking: “People with mental health conditions smoke at twice the rate of the general population.” (psychiatry.org) “People significant mental health experiences that treated in the public health system die 25 years earlier than…
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A PEERS Journey: PEERS and the History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement
Since 2016, the Pool of Consumer Champions (POCC) has been spearheading a project to review, curate, and present materials relating to the 50 year history of the Mental Health Consumer Movement. Community organizer Jay Mahler has been at the forefront of the effort, contributing documents and materials, and organizing ancillary events commemorating certain aspects of…
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Tobacco Freedom Celebration
Today marks the end of the 12 week Tobacco Freedom cycle. Participants were awarded gift cards for attending the meetings and celebrated the milestone with a lunchtime party. During the meeting, participants shared wellness tips as part of the I’m Good campaign relaunch. In addition, Program Coordinator Heather Riemer passed out tobacco cessation patches to…
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Tobacco Freedom Meeting
Last Friday, our Tobacco Freedom group met to discuss healthy (non-smoking) ways of dealing with stress. Tobacco Freedom is support group that educates participants about the dangers of tobacco use and gently encourages them to quit smoking. Contact hriemer@peersnet.org for more information about this program.
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Tobacco Freedom Commencement
Today marks the end of the first 6-week cycle of PEERS’ Tobacco Freedom group! Participants celebrated their graduation with a picnic lunch! Tobacco Freedom helps participants move towards a tobacco free life. No commitment to quit is necessary to participate. Please contact hriemer@peersnet.org if you or someone you love is interested in the next 6-week cycle.
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Tobacco Presentation @ East Bay Recovery Project
Today, PEERS gave a Tobacco Harm Reduction presentation at the East Bay Community Recovery Project in Oakland. Heather Riemer and Aisha Scott educated attendees about the dangers of tobacco use and about the link between mental health experiences and smoking. Please contact hriemer@peersnet.org for more information about our Tobacco Program. PEERS now offers Tobacco Freedom, a new…
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Tobacco Freedom — Week 2 Update!
Our new Tobacco Freedom support group is in its second week! This new group encourages participants to think about quitting, and explores the connection between tobacco use and mental health. Tobacco Freedom operates on a 6 week cycle. The next cycle begins at the end of May. Please contact Heather Riemer, hriemer@peersnet.org for more information.
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Announcement: Tobacco Freedom – A New Support Group at PEERS
Are you tired of smoking? Do you want to learn about healthy living? Do you want to meet others who would like the same? Come and learn new skills on how to become tobacco free at Tobacco Freedom! This is a 6‐week commitment and there will be food, prizes, events, and information on how to stay tobacco…