When: First Monday of every month 6-7:30pm (save the dates 2020: Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 2, Apr 6)
Where: TBA
We acknowledge that we work, study, and play on the unceded, occupied, and ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
What we are:
- Support group for individuals who are struggling with/have struggled with self harm
- Confidential – what is said in group stays in group*
- Peer-to-peer
- Recovery oriented
- Safe Space
- Positive Space
What we are not:
- Treatment Replacement
- Professionals
- Advice-giving
Community Agreement:
- You can share as much or as little as you want
- There is no obligation to share, you can simply “exist”
- Speak from personal experience, we cannot recommend one method of recovery over another
- Respect that everyone brings unique experiences
- Be aware that your peers may be at a different stage of recovery than you
- If you have fresh injuries (cuts/burns etc.), please do cover those up as they can be triggering, scars are okay, because they are part of who we are
- Please do not share pictures of your injury as that may be a trigger for other members
- If you need to share graphic descriptions, please always warn that it may be triggering beforehand, be mindful of your own headspace and others
- Bringing weapons to group will not be tolerated, you will be asked to leave
- Zero tolerance policy – if you attend under the influence of substances (alcohol and illicit drugs), you will be asked to leave
*Limits to confidentiality:
If information that suggests the following is disclosed, we have the duty to report:
- you are at risk of imminent danger/serious harm to yourself or someone else
- someone vulnerable (a minor or elderly etc.) is being neglected or abused
- information is being requested by court order
