When Reenie Heary was on her way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in 2016, she had to take several detours due to a 5K for a local school taking place in the streets of her neighborhood.
Heary, who...
Following decades of substance use and periods of homelessness, Mark Knox tested positive for HIV during a period of incarceration. When he returned home several years later, he tested positive again.
“I...
The Office of Mission hosted a screening of the documentary “Mercy at the Gates” Feb. 16 in Forum Theater. The screening was followed by a Q&A with panelists from Mother of Mercy House and students...
Some of the participants at the trivia event looked unsure, while others sat up straight, confident they knew the answers. As the questions kept coming on a cold January evening, the only thing everyone...
When Megan Armbruster ’24, M.S. ’26, entered her senior year of high school, she began noticing changes in her mother’s behavior.
“She was nodding off at the table, had suspicious friends...
The Center for Addiction and Recovery Education (CARE) received a $1.2 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to educate and train the state’s first responders in the fight against...
New residence option for students in recovery
Students who are active in recovery have the option to live in substance-free housing on campus beginning in the fall of 2018.
Although many details are...
Opioids claim life of 25-year-old Philadelphian
Jena Peters lives in the hills of Roxborough, a neighborhood northwest of Center City that runs along the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. The 24-year-old,...
Sarah Fuller returns to campus with support from roommate
In the beginning of the spring 2016 semester, Sarah Fuller ’19 and her roommate Allison Jones ’19* sat on their beds draped with bright blue...
