Managing Self-Harm and Other Risky Behaviors at Camp ©2025
Camps are increasingly seeing campers engage in self-harm and grappling with how to respond. From disordered eating to cutting, these dangerous behaviors put camps in a precarious situation - that a camper may be seriously harmed, and that camp may be held responsible. This training will explore the topic of self-harm at camp through a trauma-informed legal lens and provide camp leaders with practical, empathetic response strategies that balance support for the camper in need with legal compliance considerations.
Camps are increasingly seeing campers engage in self-harm and grappling with how to respond. From disordered eating to cutting, these dangerous behaviors put camps in a precarious situation - that a camper may be seriously harmed, and that camp may be held responsible. This training will explore the topic of self-harm at camp through a trauma-informed legal lens and provide camp leaders with practical, empathetic response strategies that balance support for the camper in need with legal compliance considerations.
Camps are increasingly seeing campers engage in self-harm and grappling with how to respond. From disordered eating to cutting, these dangerous behaviors put camps in a precarious situation - that a camper may be seriously harmed, and that camp may be held responsible. This training will explore the topic of self-harm at camp through a trauma-informed legal lens and provide camp leaders with practical, empathetic response strategies that balance support for the camper in need with legal compliance considerations.