

Alan Marzilli, J.D., M.A., is a senior writer/program associate at Advocates for Human Potential (AHP). His work focuses primarily on homelessness, mental health and substance use disorder services, cannabis regulation, and employment services.


Finding the Strength to Make Change
During difficult times, we must work to maintain our recovery. How do we balance our own needs with the need to get involved as advocates for change? I’ve been thinking hard about this issue for several days. My brother-in-law is the principal of an elementary school...
When Leisure Activities Become Stressful
If you follow American sports, this riddle shouldn’t be very difficult to solve. His team lost the big game. Americans are by no means alone in our fanaticism about sporting events. Whether it’s soccer, skiing, cricket, ice hockey, or table tennis, just about every...
WRAP Supports Recovery on Campus
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a sailor stranded at sea is in a difficult situation. Although he’s dying of thirst, he can’t drink the salt water that surrounds him because...
WRAP Is Helping Ex-Offenders Find New Lives in the Community
Did you know that WRAP is helping people build new lives after they leave jail or prison? Correctional institutions are increasingly relying on self-help and peer support to help people transition successfully into the community, and WRAP is a perfect match. It’s a...