CHILL OUT
Chill out e.V. is an association founded in Potsdam in 1997 and has been working in the field of acceptance-orientated drugwork and prevention of addiction since 1998. The long-term activity of Chill out is based on extensive and assured experiences and a high professional competence. Recognized as free carrier of youth work, Chill Out runs two main projects in Potsdam, a youth club and a department for anonymous counselling, workshops and offices where programs for the target groups are developped and prepared.
Who we are…
The voluntary peer group “COOP Stoffgemenge” is a separately organised part of the association. We commit ourselves to health issues in joyful nightlife settings which we consider to potentially be a significant aspect of each individual’s life’s quality.
Our philosophical and political views and visions are well-reflected in our group structure itself. We organise ourselves as a grassroots democratic group trying to implement as much tools as possible to support and encourage participation and aiming to decrease hierarchical tendencies to their lowest extent. We try to create a friend-like basis amongst the volunteers and empower each other to become active and take responsibility for the group’s activities.
We gather ideas, find our decisions together and, next to all the seriousness of harm reduction issues, we try to maintain the fun we have while working together.
What we do…
Our repertoire contains well-established PsyCare techniques and strategies on a peer-to-peer base. For bigger interventions we often cooperate with other harm reduction projects from Germany and Europe because we can support and learn a lot from each other.
Our regular offers f.e. include infotables where we distribute information and safer use material and lead conversations with party-goers and any other interested person.
On festivals we also create chill out spaces that are supposed to be less stressful and stimulant than the rest of the festival area where we often offer chai and fresh fruit and can communicate with our clients in a calmer atmosphere. In cases that require special circumstances we manage one-to-one care and try to assist as good as possible to let the person find him- or herself a way through the challenging experience.
Unfortunately drugchecking is not allowed yet in Germany which is why, so far, we can not offer any kind of service like this.
What we want…
We would like to promote social consciousness about the naturalness of drug use referring to human history and suggest reflection about our consumption in general facing the lifestyles of people from Western countries in the 21st century. Our goal is to raise awareness amongst party goers concerning the risks that may occur by the consumption of – whether they would be illegalised or not – substances or by joining party events in general.Thus, we want to support people in developping a self-confident way of taking their own decisions considering the consequences.
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