In this episode, you’ll hear Lenae Silva talk to Lucas Akai and Esther Cheung about the impact of death and trauma on peer workers. Lenae discusses the amount of loss and trauma faced by her community and how this stress has resulted in PTSD and impacted her substance use.

Glossary:

• BCCDC: The BC Centre for Disease Control
• CAI: Community Action Initiative
• CAT: Community Action Team
• CMHA: Canadian Mental Health Association
• CRA: Canada Revenue Agency
• HSABC:  Homelessness Services Association of BC
• OAT: Opioid Agonist Therapy
• OPS: Overdose Prevention Site
• PCO: Primary Care Outreach
• PWD: Person with Disabilities 
• VIHA: Vancouver Island Health Authority

This interview was recorded on December 6, 2022.