Juls Budau: Episode 3: Exposure to Death & Trauma

In this episode you'll hear Charisma Crystal Thomas interview Juls Budau for the last time. Juls talks about consistently facing trauma in her work and how she often feels stress from this exposure manifest physically. Juls discusses the way that trauma both motivates her to continue her work and makes her feel stress and burnout. She also shares the personal story of a death that occurred when she worked in Vancouver and how it impacted her. GlossaryBCCDC: The BC Centre for Disease ControlCAI: Community Action Initiative. Carrier Sekani Family Services: a non-profit society that provides social services,  holistic health, and wellness services to Indigenous people living in Northern BC’s central region. De-crim: DecriminalizationDowntown Eastside: The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, known for having a large unhoused population, many of whom are affected by substance use disorder.EOPS: Episodic Overdose Prevention ServicesFoundry: a  network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12-24 in British Columbia.INAC: Indigenous and Northern Affairs CanadaOPS: Overdose Prevention SiteQuesnel: A city located in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada.UNDU - Uniting Northern Drug UsersRainCity Housing: a non-profit society that provides housing and support programs for people experiencing homelessness and substance use issues, throughout BC's lower mainlandThis episode was recorded on June 5, 2023.