Embracing Our Own Stories: Mobilize Recovery’s Campus Surge at Georgetown
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This Tuesday, our program was honored to welcome friends, students, and alumni to campus for our Campus Surge event with Mobilize Recovery. The event brought together passionate advocates and organizations including Community Bridges, Caron Treatment, Hoyas for Recovery, Hoya DOPE Project, Truth Initiative and Song for Charlie, to name just a few. We were also proud to see Georgetown University Addiction Policy & Practice Program students, alumni, and professors coming together to support recovery and break the stigma around substance use disorder. It was also a treat to hear from American Idol winner Noah Thompson to top off the event.
Our program graciously thanks Noel Vest, Ryan Hampton, Garrett Hade, and the entire Georgetown and Mobilize teams for making this event possible. Keep scrolling to view some pictures and a highlight reel from the event (note that the highlight reel discusses substance use disorder, assault, and overdose).
We’re proud to say that our students are already making a difference in the recovery field…and they’re just getting started. Join us for our next information session on October 20th to learn about joining the next cohort of addiction policy leaders: https://addictionpolicy.georgetown.edu/prospective-students-3/
The MS ADPP class of 2026 poses with program alumni and the program director. 
MS ADPP students meet with Rep Don Bacon (NE) (T) and Rep Madeleine Dean (PA) (T) for a roundtable discussion on recovery. 
Hoyas for Recovery co-presidents Jacob Lignell and Amber Lashbaugh discuss their role in creating collegiate recovery community. 
MS ADPP Alum Gina Malagold chats about Song for Charlie with current students Kelly Collins and Samantha Grimes (MS ADPP 2026). 
Multiple community sponsors and organizations tabled on Georgetown’s Red Square to discuss recovery and distribute life-saving resources. 
MS ADPP Alumni Chad Jackson and Giorgi Minasovi pose with a program attendee on the Red Square. 
The Campus Surge event featured panel discussions, a research presentation on collegiate recovery from Noel Vest, and a special performance by Noah Thompson.