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What Does Resilience Mean to You?

What does the word resilience mean to you? Perhaps it brings to mind the image of a rubber band stretched to a breaking point – and then returning quickly back to its normal shape. Or maybe you think of someone…
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Help Your Community Members Overcome Addiction

Every day, more than 90 Americans die from an opioid overdose. 2.7% of American adults are considered problem gamblers. One in eight American adults is addicted to alcohol. This country is facing the crisis of addiction and we need your…
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Study Drugs: The Unforeseen Consequences

School can be a stressful time. Tests, quizzes, and assignments may feel like a crushing weight on a young person’s shoulders. Study drugs are sometimes seen as an easy fix. According to the Pennsylvania Youth Survey, 10% of Lebanon County 12th…
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Do You Know the Risk Factors?

There are a variety of reasons why a young person may begin using alcohol or drugs. While most people don’t actually develop addiction, researchers have identified several major risk factors that may lead to drug or alcohol abuse in teens. Can…
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Welcome, Christine Weidner

Christine Weidner joined the Compass Mark team in October as a Prevention Specialist. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Health, with a concentration in Addiction Studies, from Alvernia University in 2014. During Christine’s undergraduate studies, she was an…
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Are you trying to keep up with all things Compass Mark? Well, you’re in luck! Compass Mark has a website, Facebook page, and Twitter page that you can follow. Following Compass Mark’s website will keep you up to date on…
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Do Something Extraordinary and Give

It is that time of the year again! Extraordinary Give, Lancaster County’s largest day of giving, is here. Any donation made online will be stretched by a half-million-dollar stretch pool. Support Compass Mark and addiction prevention by Giving Extra! Compass…
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Future Generations is Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

Future Generations isn’t just a program offered by Compass Mark, but an opportunity for participants of all ages to be given tools to change their lives. One Future Generations (FG) participant shared her experience: “FG has given me a second…
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Positive Change Conference Roundup

Over 200 people interested in trauma-informed communities packed our October 3rd Positive Change Conference to learn about: How school districts can lead a community-wide effort to become trauma-informed; How professional boundaries can weaken when vicarious trauma occurs; The most effective…
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