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About the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership

The Mental Health and Smoking Partnership was established in 2016 following the publication of The Stolen Years report. Its aim is to bring together organisations committed to improving the health and lives of people with a mental health condition through achieving the report’s ambitions.

Who we are

The Partnership is a coalition of Royal Colleges, third sector organisations and academia who meet regularly to review progress and highlight areas for further action. It is jointly chaired by Professor Ann McNeill, Professor of Tobacco Addiction at the National Addictions Centre, King’s College London, and Mark Rowland, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation.

The case for action

Smoking prevalence among people with a mental health condition is more than 50% higher than in the general population and accounts for two-thirds of the difference in life expectancy in people with a serious mental illness.

Partnership member organisations