Fresh Start – Quit Smoking Program

Bridges Fresh Start Program is an eight-week evidence-based program developed by the Cancer Foundation and run by our specially trained Facilitators.

The course is designed to reduce fear and anxiety about quitting tobacco and to help participants understand:

Why they smoke
How smoking affects their lives
Techniques to deal with withdrawal, stress and weight gain
How to change behaviour and cope in smoking situations
Ways to stay stopped.

A referral is required for this service. The referral can come from another service provider or you can refer yourself. Please phone us if you require assistance with this process.

Testimonial

Bridges has given me a place to go to when there was nowhere else. When recovering, I need somewhere to connect to people and be involved in tasks as a team or individual. If I stay at home, things just get worse and all my friends are busy with their own lives. This has at times, felt devastating and hopeless.

When I haven't been well enough to do voluntary work or paid work, Bridges has provided a meaningful link, even though at times it required a commitment on my part to make it my routine.

I have met incredible people at Bridges who have achieved far more than me with much less. This has given me a fresh perspective on my own problems. It’s great that the staff are also very grounded in all that they do and say.

I have now been in voluntary administrative work (after various times in paid employment that was not suitable for me) for nearly 12 months and it has given me a confidence I have not had in many years.
- Helen F. MHRRS Participant