Substance Use: Education, Harm Prevention, and Recovery

The Mercyhurst University Substance Use Harm Prevention program is a non-judgmental multidimensional resource for students, which is supported by Student Life areas of the Cohen Health Center, Counseling Center, Campus Health and Well-being, as well as Residence Life and Student Conduct. We focus on educating, supporting, and meeting students where they are at using a realistic, harm-reduction approach. We are available to provide training for individuals, student organizations, or faculty and staff interested in learning more.

We support undergraduate and graduate students with their relationship with alcohol and other drugs by:

  • Educating students using frameworks of harm reduction and the transtheoretical model of change.
  • Working with students to address substance use patterns and create safer drinking or substance use strategies.
  • Implementing and evaluating alcohol harm reduction programming on campus, including using evidence-based programming such as BASICS and NASPA 360 Proof.

In order to best serve the campus community, we collaborate with students, as well as staff across the institution and community, to create a comprehensive substance use harm reduction programming focused on the health and safety of the Mercyhurst University community.

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