The Health Promotion Board (HPB) offers support to students who want to stop vaping or smoking. Whether it’s in school or over the phone, help is within reach.

With guidance from trusted health advisors and trained counsellors, students can take steady steps towards a nicotine-free future.

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• Help available in schools: Student Health Advisors
• Phone support with QuitLine
• If you're a parent or teacher

Help Available in Schools: Student Health Advisors

HPB works with schools to help students quit vaping or smoking. Student Health Advisors (SHAs) offer support in ITEs and 4 special education schools.

What SHAs do:

• Talk to students about their vaping or smoking habits.
• Share information about nicotine and its harmful effects.
• Help students make a plan to quit.
• Support them through cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

What To Expect From SHA Counselling

If a student is referred to a SHA, here’s what happens:

• The SHA will first understand the student’s vaping or smoking habits.
• The SHA will explain how nicotine affects the body.
• Together, they will set realistic goals to quit.
• The student will attend 4 counselling sessions over 6 months.
   (These can be one-on-one or in small groups.)

The SHA is based in the school, so it’s easy for students to attend sessions.

Phone Support With QuitLine

If a student’s school doesn’t have a SHA, they can still get help. HPB’s QuitLine offers phone counselling.

You can call QuitLine at 1800 438 2000 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)

Here’s how QuitLine works:

• The student talks to a trained Quit Consultant.
• Together, they create a quit plan.
• The student receives 6 phone counselling sessions over 10 weeks.
• The consultant provides tips and support to help the student stay on track.
  
  

If You’re a Parent or Teacher

If you suspect your child or student is vaping or smoking:

• If they’re in a school with a SHA: They can be referred for in-school counselling.

If there is no SHA in their school: Refer them to QuitLine for phone support.