Mental health facility ownership and smoking cessation services: a facility-level analysis across the United States

Publicly-owned facilities demonstrate higher rates of smoking cessation counseling provision compared to both private non-profit and for-profit counterparts. This disparity in service availability raises concerns for tobacco control efforts, particularly as privatization in mental healthcare continues to expand. The observed pattern suggests potential misalignment between public health priorities and service delivery in private settings. Future policy initiatives should address these gaps and investigate underlying factors driving ownership-based differences in cessation services for patients with mental illness.