Peer Support Groups
Yarrow Collective currently runs peer support groups in Northern Colorado and online!
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Check out this Google Doc for a full list of our regular offerings.
Use our Calendar page to scroll through upcoming offerings by date.
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Free, Drop-in Peer Support Groups
Alternatives to Suicide (Fort Collins)
Peer Support Groups for Adults
Alternatives to Suicide groups are a confidential space where people who struggle or have struggled with suicidality can openly talk about their experiences with others who have “been there.” In this peer support space, we do not assume you have an illness, do not assess for risk or involuntary intervention, and do not call the police. While this is an open space to talk about difficult things we’re feeling or thinking about, we actually talk about a variety of things in these groups, struggles and strengths. We also share laughs, talk about cats, eat snacks, and go with whatever’s on our minds.
Facilitated by people with lived experience, these groups are not just for people who are actively suicidal, but for anyone who has experienced suicidality at some point in their life and would benefit from a non-judgmental space to explore their thoughts and emotions with others who are coming with their own honest experiences. Click here for the adult group FAQ.
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To learn more about how these groups are different from typical approaches, read a brief interview with one of the developers of these groups here.
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Sundays in Fort Collins at 525 W. Oak Street from 3:30-5pm
Wednesdays online from 6-7:30pm MDT
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Free to attend, snacks provided
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Drop-in, No RSVP needed
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In-person (Fort Collins) & Online groups are offered
Download our flyer for the in-person & online groups to post or share with others!
Unity in Community for BIPOC (Fort Collins)
Unity In Community is a sanctuary of liberation for Black, Indigenous, and people of color. When we find ourselves no longer wanting to continue on, had or having thoughts of suicide, or feeling disconnected, we lean into the practice of liberating ourselves from staying silent. Unity in Community is held by a collective of BIPOC trained facilitators with diversity in lineage and lived experience, to hold space for those needing connection and community. We hold space for witnessing and being witnessed so that we can return, reclaim, remember our roots, along with reclaiming our power.
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Every Monday from 5:30-7:30pm at the BIPOC Alliance
140 W Oak Street (inside the Oak Street mall)
· Free to attend, snacks provided
· Drop-in, No RSVP needed
· In-person (Fort Collins)
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Contact: lucrecia.medrano@yarrowcollective.org with questions.
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Chronic Illness & Disability
Peer Support Group (Online)
A free peer-led virtual group for people with chronic illness and disabilities to build community and hold space for each other. Anyone 18 or older who has disabilities or chronic illnesses can join.
To read more about the group, check out this document.
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Thursdays online from 4:30-6pm MST
· Free to attend
· Drop-in, No RSVP needed
· Virtual (over Zoom)
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Contact: alison.dawson@yarrowcollective.org with questions.
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Co-reflection Groups for
Peer Support Workers (Online)
What is co-reflection?
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Helps us reflect on our practice and build expertise together.
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Separate from clinical supervision; 'by and for' peers to learn & reflect with other peers.
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A space to authentically reflect, share challenges, and feel supported by a community of peers doing similar work.
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2nd Wednesdays of the month, 12-1pm Mountain Time.
Confidential, virtual, free, drop-in space.
Contact us with a brief description of what your peer support looks like to get the Zoom link.
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Genderqueer Peers (Fort Collins)
GenderQueer Peers is a support group for adults (18+) to process the joy and hardships of being transgender, nonbinary, intersex, genderqueer, and/or questioning your gender identity. Facilitated by trans & nonbinary people with lived experience of mental health struggles, suicidality, and navigating intersectional identities.
2nd & 4th Thursdays each month from 6-7:30pm at the Community Impact Center, 525 W Oak Street.
*The building is locked after hours. We will hang out near the door at the beginning of group and put a sign up with a number to text for folks who arrive late to be let inside.
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For questions, contact: Mia.Campbell@yarrowcollective.org