Beth Filson is internationally recognized for her work in Trauma-Informed Approaches and Peer Support. Her lived experience is foundational in her workshops. Beth has provided technical assistance at the national, state, and local levels in the U.S. with special emphasis on alternatives to coercion and force when working with people using high risk coping responses.

Repeated self-injury among people who use mental health services can leave both staff and people receiving services feeling helpless. Proactive planning uses collaboration and co-production to create interventions before a crisis occurs, or before another crisis happens. It is centred on the understanding that 1. all behaviour, no matter its perceived risk, has meaning and 2. early adverse events are nearly universal, and create unique vulnerabilities for everyone in contact with mental health services. This approach offers up unique opportunities to think differently about our approach.

We hope that you will appreciate the time out of managing the crises to consider some of your good examples and outcomes within a supportive group of colleagues who carry similar risks as part of their working role. The resulting learning outputs will be summarised into a short report and contribute towards the emerging wider understanding of what works for people. We hope to follow this up with more events. Be part of the movement and contribute towards this wisdom.

This event is Invite-only, however if you are interested in attending, please email with code COC24 via: info@traumainformedcommunityaction.org