MERCY MINISTRY
WELCOME FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Wednesday 7:00PM St. Thomas of Villanova Auditorium, Bryn Mawr - Space is limited due to Covid restrictions! WOMENS 11TH STEP MEETING Wednesday 6:00am - If you would like to join us, please contact Karen Farley at 610-525-4801 for Zoom meeting information. AA Meeting Saturdays 7:00am - lower level of Parish Center RESOURCES
Former NBA Player
Chris Herren Featured in New Substance Use Prevention Film Radio Interview with
Nina Marie Corona Click the link for the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LPNh5sDW9Y&feature=youtu.be 
Faith Recovery
Is a web resource that provides information and support to people facing substance use disorders. PA GET HELP NOW!
24/7 (Detox and Rehab) 1.800.662.4357 PARENT HELPLINE 1.855.378.4373
CLEAN AND SOBER RADIO WWDB-AM860 Fridays 3pm
RYAN'S HOPE - A grief
support group for Parents who have lost a child to addiction https://www.councilsepa. org/programs/pro-act LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS
Please check with locations about meetings during Covid restrictions! These meetings are parents supporting parents of children with drug & alcohol addictions. Sunday 12:30pm Recovery Centers of America, Devon Monday 7:00pm Center for Families, Malvern Monday 7:00pm Interchange Corp. Ctr., Plymouth Meeting Tuesday 6:30pm Mirmont, Broomall Thursday 7:00pm Exton Community Baptist Church, Exton Thursday 7:00pm Interchange Corp. Ctr., Plymouth Meeting
Family Support Groups
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ABOUT US
MISSION: Mercy is a ministry committed to spiritual, as well as practical, support for families suffering from the effects of addiction. We will provide awareness about the disease of addiction, both chemical and process, along with education. We will be available to pray with, listen to, and support anyone who contacts us in a safe and confidential manner. We are not professionals; we are fellow Catholics trying to live as "missionaries of mercy".
INFORMATIONMarijuana
17 states that have legalized recreational marijuana. Lt Gov John Fetterman, now running for US Senate, attended, along with 4,000 others, the PA Cannabis Festival in Kutztown this month. 90% of Americans agree with legalization in some form. Many will have children and grandchildren that will grow up in a legalized environment and may have kids that will be negatively impacted by substance use. It's important to get educated! Today, it is an entirely different drug than the Woodstock days! So listen to the YouTube. Check out www.learnaboutsam.org Get the book Smoke Screen: What the Marijuana Industry Doesn't Want You to Know. Check out www.momstrong.org (unmasking the marijuana charade). The Mom who started this lost her son at age 31. He wrote "marijuana killed my soul and ruined my brain" Watch Cannibis Use & Mental Health YouTube replay . 
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For more information check out these Educational Power Points & articles
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5 Things You Need to Know About Relapse Documentary RISKY DRINKING
Wall Street Journal video explaining the dangerous effects of Fentanyl use.
Heroin, Stop the Silence, Speak the truth. Start the Conversation.
Wall Street Journal video explaining the dangerous effects of Fentanyl use.
Heroin, Stop the Silence, Speak the truth. Start the Conversation.
Pennsylvania Recovery Organization - Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT)
PRO-ACT Brochure
Parity for Mental Health benefits.
Faces & Voices of Recovery – Comprehensive Addiction Resources
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Older Adults and Alcohol Article from the NIAAA
A Members Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous
PRO-ACT Brochure
Parity for Mental Health benefits.
Faces & Voices of Recovery – Comprehensive Addiction Resources
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Older Adults and Alcohol Article from the NIAAA
A Members Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous
COMMON RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TEEN DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE
Several decades of research shows that some teens are more at risk for developing a substance abuse problem than other teens. Understanding risk factors is very important when a child with more risk has already experimented with substances or has a problem. Knowing the risk factors will give you a clearer picture of why certain things might have happened and how to get the right kind of treatment.
Family History: Family history of drug or alcohol problems, especially when it is the parent’s history, can place a child at increased risk for developing a problem.
Mental or Behavioral Disorder: If your child has a psychiatric condition like depression, anxiety or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), he or she is more at risk for developing a drug or alcohol problem.
Trauma: Children who have a history of traumatic events (such as witnessing or experiencing a car accident; natural disaster; being a victim of physical or sexual abuse) have been shown to be more at risk for substance use problems later in life.
Impulse Control Problems: Children who frequently take risks or have difficulty controlling impulses are more at risk for substance use problems.
Learn More About Risk Factors:
Time to act. Learn the risk factors.
Several decades of research shows that some teens are more at risk for developing a substance abuse problem than other teens. Understanding risk factors is very important when a child with more risk has already experimented with substances or has a problem. Knowing the risk factors will give you a clearer picture of why certain things might have happened and how to get the right kind of treatment.
Family History: Family history of drug or alcohol problems, especially when it is the parent’s history, can place a child at increased risk for developing a problem.
Mental or Behavioral Disorder: If your child has a psychiatric condition like depression, anxiety or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), he or she is more at risk for developing a drug or alcohol problem.
Trauma: Children who have a history of traumatic events (such as witnessing or experiencing a car accident; natural disaster; being a victim of physical or sexual abuse) have been shown to be more at risk for substance use problems later in life.
Impulse Control Problems: Children who frequently take risks or have difficulty controlling impulses are more at risk for substance use problems.
Learn More About Risk Factors:
Time to act. Learn the risk factors.
ST THOMAS OF VILLANOVA PARISH MERCY MINISTRY
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." Luke 6:36
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