Lancaster Community Connectors

03/18/2022

Staples has generously donated more school supplies!! Please email [email protected] to obtain yours today!

03/15/2022

How do you build resilience?

Resiliency is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulty, toughness”. Other synonyms include elasticity, wearability and being able to “spring back into shape”

03/09/2022

Did you know that addiction is classified in the DSM-5? It’s a mental illness that lives in the brain stem: the same brain stem 🧠that serves a critical role in regulating certain involuntary actions of the body, including heartbeat and breathing. Addicts feel that they need their drug of choice (DOC) the same way they feel they need to breathe.
Did you know that our society treats addiction as a moral issue and pawns it off on law enforcement to “control”? The average stay in jail being 365 days or less. Where addicts are left to detox alone ?
Did you know the detox process can be violent and result in death if not monitored by medical professionals?
Did you know the addict is many times released, and at that time, their serotonin levels are at their lowest, leading to a high crime rate and a higher chance in relapse. It’s a pun to say that this is criminal but that’s exactly what this really is ....criminal.
It takes an average of 14-16 months of sobriety for an addict’s brain to balance serotonin levels to that of a neuro-typical brain. Did you know that?
Did you know that most insurances will only pay for 30 days of treatment for an addict? Please get mad about that. I’m begging you ...get mad about that.
Did you know that 136 people die everyday from opioid overdose? That’s one person every 10.58 minutes. By the time you’re done reading and processing this post, someone will have died from an opioid overdose.
Someone’s child.
Someone’s spouse.
Someone’s parent.
Someone’s brother/sister.
Someone’s friend.
Someone’s aunt/uncle.
Let that sink in.
Did you know that the two biggest factors that “make” an addict are
(1) Genetic Predisposition and (2) Childhood trauma. There’s not that “one hit” or that “one decision” that will make an addict. You never really know who is or is not an addict before they ever even pick up. It’s NOT a moral problem. I repeat, addiction is NOT A MORAL PROBLEM.
Just for a minute let’s take this in a little bit of a different direction. Did you know that the BRCA gene for breast cancer has a 5-10% genetic predisposition rate? People every day undergo testing and life changing surgeries to avoid it but addiction genetic predisposition is over 50%.
O V E R 5 0 %. Let that sink in.
You still think addiction is a moral problem? A parenting problem?
Too bad there isn’t a surgery to remove addiction huh ?
If there’s one thing an addict would say….it’s that they’re still in there. (I know because I’ve asked.) The person that you knew and loved is still in there.
They are not their disease.
THEY ARE NOT THEIR DISEASE.
Addiction is a disease. Much like diabetes. It has to be monitored everyday. For the rest of their lives. And it’s HARD. It takes support and unrelenting diligence. Like cancer in that it can always reoccur.
The blaming needs to stop. We need to do better.
The paradigm needs to change.
Insurance benefits needs to change.
Public awareness needs to change.
Period.
The next time you hear someone say “ they have a choice “ or you hear others refer to addicts as “ a junkie“ start by educating them because that really is how this works.
You can make a difference you can change things. It starts with educating yourself and then spreading that knowledge one person at a time. Please I beg you join me in this.
Copied and pasted. Please do the same...
Be a part of the change.


03/02/2022

We all are carrying something from those in our family, we hope you give yourself some compassion in your healing journey…

10/27/2021

Lancaster Community Connectors will be on WGAL Saturday at 7pm. Check us out!!

10/19/2021

📢📢📢 Please spread the word, resources and sessions available for those processing the events or Sundays shooting at Park City. LCC has teamed up with local therapists to support those impacted.

Reach out today via messenger, or contact info below.

10/18/2021

Community:
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We are saddened to hear the news. We are working on resources and will be offering some probono meetings with our therapists to those affected by this tragedy.
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Stay tuned for what is available, and feel free to contact us via messenger in the meantime.
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LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Park City Center in Lancaster County remains closed due to a reported shooting according to a desk sergeant who confirmed with Lancaster Online. The Lancaster City Pol…

10/12/2021

Thank you to our donors for our event on 10/4:
Staples
Hershey’s
Royal Farms
Sunoco
SoBowl
LCC and all our volunteers!!

10/04/2021

Thank you to everyone who came out!!

We had a wonderful time and look forward to more collaborations in the future!

To learn more about who we are, what we do or how to get involved contact our founder:

Caitlin Chubb, Ms, LPC at [email protected]
(717) 222-1223

09/29/2021

T-Minus 3 days!! We are SO EXCITED!!

Bring your family and enjoy some food, music, carnival games and giveaways!

We will also have some mental health workers there to help assist with obtaining those mental health resources and answering questions.

Lancaster Community Connectors was created in response to the increased trauma affecting the community and members of Lancaster city. They are mental health professionals and volunteers looking to provide connection resources for individuals in need to local resources and provide a safe space to be heard.

We've partnered with them to hold a Block Party THIS Saturday 12-4pm. Stop by and join us for free food, games, music and so much more!

09/24/2021

A big thank you to Hershey’s for donating over 400 chocolate bars!! 🍫🍫🍫

Get yours October 2nd 12-4 ar our block party!!! See you there 🥳