Yarrow Collective is a by/for/with lived experience organization that builds non-carceral, consent-based alternatives to mental health services through peer support, recovery, and harm reduction. As a community, we allow space for mental distress, awaken to the wisdom of our lived experiences, aspire towards healing justice, amplify our voices, & advocate for meaningful choice and change.

We host over 40 peer support groups a month on a variety of topics including: Alternatives to Suicide, liberatory harm reduction groups, recovery groups, and affinity based groups such as our Unity in Community group for BIPOC, Chronic Illness & Disability group, and our Genderqueer Peers support group. We also offer 1:1 peer support for folks struggling with mental health and/or substance use.

Our communities are centered around, for, & with people who have lived/living experience with a psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, extreme states, houselessness, disabilities or chronic illness, problems with substances, incarceration, criminalization, and other life-interrupting challenges.

For us, peer refers to a relationship built on shared lived experience. Rather than an identity, peer support is something we consistently practice through mutuality and cultivating transformative relationships together.

Creating healing environments is central to our mission. We understand that healing isn't just physical, it is also emotional, social, and spiritual. That's why we’re committed to creating spaces where each individual feels supported and empowered to heal from past and current  trauma and injustices in culturally relevant and inclusive ways. We prioritize lived experience and prioritize leaders/facilitators that are of the communities we serve in our respective spaces.

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