Harm Reduction Approach to Self-Injury (June '25)

Harm Reduction Approach to Self-Injury (June '25)

Learn what self-injury is, why people do it and how to be a better support when it happens.

By Wildflower Alliance

Date and time

Starts on Tuesday, June 24 · 9am PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 days 4 hours

Many trainings on self-injury are ineffective because they focus on pathologizing the experience and trying to force people to stop. In this workshop, we will embrace harm reduction philosophy to go deeper into the context of self-injury on both an individual and social level. We will also explore how letting go of force and coercion can open new avenues of support. This includes managing our own fears so they don't get in the way or drive us to do something that is more harm than help!


This workshop is open to anyone including clinicians, peer supporters, family members, first responders and others interested in learning how to better support a person who is self-injuring.


This workshop will cover:

  • Reasons why people self-injure
  • Different types of self-injury
  • How to effectively support people who are self-injuring


Training Dates:

Tuesday, June 24th

Thursday, June 26th

Both days will run from 12-4pm Eastern Time (11am-3pm Central / 10am-2pm Mountain / 9am-1pm Pacific).


A note about cost: Tickets are available on a sliding scale. However, if the current prices are not accessible for you or if you are a Wildflower employee who should be registering for free, please e-mail us at info@wildfloweralliance.org so we can work with you to get registered.


Organized by

The Wildflower Alliance (WA) supports healing and empowerment for our broader communities and people who have been impacted by psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, extreme states, homelessness, problems with substances, and other life-interrupting challenges through:

  • Peer-to-peer support & genuine human relationships
  • Alternative Healing Practices
  • Learning Opportunities
  • Advocacy

Essential to our work is recognizing and undoing systemic injustices such as racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, transmisogyny, and psychiatric oppression.

$75 – $175