Transforming Lives and Strengthening Communities through Addiction Prevention
Compass Mark’s mission is to prevent addiction through education, skill-building and community mobilization.
For over 50 years, our award-winning programs have guided thousands of youth and adults on a healthy and successful life path.
Details coming soon!
Event Phone: 717-957-3432 “A Healthier Mind is a Happier Place” This conference will focus on brain health, prevention and early intervention of mental health issues, including substance abuse, in all areas of life.
Upcoming Events
November 13, 2018
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
November 19, 2018
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 20, 2018
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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21 12 '16
Forty-five Pennsylvania Centers of Excellence (COE) will soon be available throughout the state to ensure…
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14 12 '16
Once again, the Lancaster Community will come together to support the Extraordinary Give. Every dollar donated…
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31 10 '16
Women are now drinking almost as much alcohol as men, shifting a consumption trend that…
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20 10 '16
Compass Mark recently welcomed Eric Kennel as its new Executive Director. Eric, who previously served…
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05 10 '16
When it comes to preventing youth substance abuse, once-and-done assemblies or three-word phrases (Just say…
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16 09 '16
The Lancaster, PA community gathered to celebrate addiction recovery during the annual Recovery Walk and…
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We are creating a story, and then we're believing it. Thousands and thousands of people become addicted to heroin after abusing "softer" drugs first.
The next time someone tells you they became addicted because of a painkiller prescription- ask if they were a big drinker in high school. Or when they started smoking pot.
The purpose is not to "catch them" in a fib. The purpose is for all of us to recognize how addiction really happens- gradually, and over time. Based on risk factors.
If we can't recognize how addiction really happens, what hope do we have of preventing it? And we CAN prevent it.
What the media gets wrong about opioids
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After Jillian Bauer-Reese created an online collection of opioid recovery stories, she began to get calls for help from reporters. But she was dismayed by the narrowness of the requests, which sought ...Community organizations are battling stigma and overdose deaths, one training at a time.
Lancaster County residents trained to use drug to reverse opioid overdoses
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Lancaster County residents trained to use drug to reverse opioid overdoses