Charlene Bingham, MSW, Social Worker from Oneida Nation, just outside London, Ontario
Indigenous communities have been some of the hardest hit by the opioid crisis. To understand why, the historical, social, and economic contexts must be taken into consideration.
Charlene Bingham has seen the opioid overdose epidemic evolve from the lens of how it affected her own family and community. She joined Countermeasures to speak about how generational trauma in her community, especially surrounding residential schools, has led to mistrust in healthcare systems and has contributed to opioid dependency.