Finding Meaning in Difficult Times
Any celebration is an opportunity for joy, but the fall and winter holidays–held as the days get shorter–are difficult for many. In addition, thousands in our communities are impacted by the worsening opioid crisis and require our support and caring.…
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Preparing for the Year Ahead with Student Assistance Programs (SAP)
School year 2020-2021 was extraordinarily challenging for schools, educators, parents, and students. Youth were separated from friends, extracurricular activities, and classrooms. Additionally, students were distanced from essential school staff members who are sources of support, compassion, and encouragement. During this…
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National Youth Drug Trends
The Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey measures drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescents nationwide–11,821 students from 112 public and private schools participated in 2020. This year’s data was collected right before school closures due to the coronavirus…
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Better to Prevent than to React
It may be a hard sell–in the middle of a public health pandemic, with an addiction crisis still looming–to get excited about prevention science. But we are always passionate about preventing substance misuse and problem gambling, and love to share…
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Lancaster’s Community Addiction Conference
The Positive Change Conference is Lancaster County’s community conference on addiction, serving helping professionals, college students, and anyone interested in addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Although it’s been an annual event in one form or another since 1991, Compass…
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Flatten the Other Curve
During this coronavirus pandemic, we are all using public health language that that is new to us. Recommendations to physically distance, avoiding touching the face, and wear masks in public are all intended to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic…
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A Letter from Compass Mark’s Executive Director, March 2020
Good Afternoon Friends, I write to all of you personally today to thank the entire Compass Mark community and to recognize this a difficult moment for everybody. We’re all trying to adjust our lives and plans while doing all we…
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