Quitpick: a pilot intervention of direct-to-consumer best practice smoking cessation care (in progress) 

Mind is partnering with the University of Newcastle on a study offering clients access to 12-weeks: with a dedicated Quitline counsellor, with an online peer-support group, and their choice of nicotine vaping products or nicotine replacement therapy. The study will help us to understand if the support provided is useful and acceptable, and whether the program helps to reduce tobacco smoking among people accessing Mind services. 

Evaluating Mind Australia’s Physical Health Practices (In Progress)

Mind is conducting a project to evaluate our approach to supporting service users with their physical health. The project will identify if we are adequately meeting the needs of service users, define best practice, and identify opportunities for improvement.  

Quitlink: a peer supported smoking cessation research project (2019 - 2021)

Quitlink was a randomised control trial led by the University of Newcastle looking at effective support for smoking cessation in people living with significant mental health challenges. Mind was a key partner in the Quitlink research with many Mind clients being able to access supports to quit smoking through this trial. 

In total, 110 participants were recruited over 26 months and 91 had confirmed outcomes at 8 months post baseline. Participants who accessed the Quitlink intervention (n=6; 16%) were eight times more likely to have quit smoking for at least 6-months with no relapse compared to the control group (n=1; 2%), though this was not statistically significant. Quitlink participants received more and longer calls than the few participants in the control condition who contacted quitline, and the Quitlink calls were rated more highly on satisfaction.