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Karen Conterio,

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Karen Conterio is the program director of SAFE Alternatives, in Chicago.  The program was founded by Conterio in 1984 as the first outpatient support group for those who engage in repetitive self-harm behavior.  In 1985 she teamed with Wendy Lader to offer the first structured inpatient program for deliberate self-harm behavior.  She is a trained alcohol and addictions counselor and a certified group facilitator.