Annie Oak has created harm reduction strategies for psychedelic events and communities since 2007. She will talk about how to develop safety systems for gatherings where people may be exploring psychedelics. These strategies include structures for mental health support and medical care, insurance considerations, conflict deescalation, drug checking, and mediation of boundary violations. She will also touch on safety considerations for evaluating facilitators and retreat centers that use psychedelic medicines. Annie will acknowledge the contributions made by many historical psychedelic communities that have for 50 years developed culturally appropriate ways to care for their members. Recorded at Women in Psychedelics Conference Apr 2024

Women in Psychedelics: Learning from Success was an extraordinary virtual gathering of medicine women, doctors, public interest entrepreneurs, researchers, therapists, authors, activists, and others held in April 2024. They came from four continents, eight countries. Several were people of color, three indigenous. More than 20 amazing women made 30-minute presentations on a wide range of subjects relevant to and featuring women in psychedelics. Women in Psychedelics will be presented quarterly with the next sessions scheduled for September 13-14. Mark your calendars. Hope to see you there.

Presented by Holly House.
Principal Sponsor Awake.net
Co-sponsors EntheoSociety of Washington 
and Ancestral Heart