Innovative Approaches in Peer Based Harm Reduction and Mental Health for 2SLGBTQ

Jess Murray is the Coordinator of the Peer N’ Peer (PNP) program, an empowerment based sexual health and Harm Reduction service for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in Edmonton. She has been developing and managing inclusive programs in the 2SLGBTQ+ not-for-profit sector for the past 8 years, and has presented on a range of diversity, equity and inclusion topics on a national scale. Her work with the PNP program is a mix of working with community members and stakeholders to create empowerment-based services and supports for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, such as harm reduction services, queer specific counselling and community space to meet people wherever they are at on their journey, whether they are actively using or wanting a change. “My personal passion is helping to uplift the voice of the trans community and other communities who are most marginalized in our society, such as the 2 Spirit population and QTBIPOC community. I care about equity in our community, and I actively strive to make people feel welcomed inside our doors and within themselves.”