Street Side: The Street Medicine Institute Podcast

Healing the Harm with Mike Boucher, LCSW

With thought-provoking and challenging conviction, Mike Boucher leads listeners on a journey towards collective care and liberation from oppressive systems. As a minister, therapist and activist, Mike thinks and feels deeply about societal harm, and the multi-faceted approaches to personal and communal healing. Mike's Book Recommendations: Liberated to the Bone, Susan Raffo Emergent Strategy, Adrienne Maree Brown What It Takes To Heal, Prentis Hemphill Decolonizing Therapy, Jennifer Mullan

Beauty from Brokenness with Kshe Bernard

Kshe is the embodiment of living wisdom born out of the suffering of lived experience. We honor her courage and vulnerability in sharing her very personal journey. From the chaos of the streets to full-time advocacy, her story is remarkable. Kshe is the Founder and Director of LULA (Love You Like Always) in Peoria, Illinois LULA website is HERE [https://lulapeoria.com/] Facebook link is HERE [https://www.facebook.com/LULANFP/] For feedback, comments or suggestions, you can email the host, Michael Brennan, at:streetside@streetmedicine.org

"Gritty but Gratifying" with Street Psychiatrist Sam Jackson, M.D.

Need inspiration? Listen to Dr. Sam Jackson from Chicago talk about why he loves this work. Learn about long-acting injectable medication options, and why housing is a therapeutic intervention for mental health. Dr. Jackson is the Founder and President of the Street Mental Health Coalition, and is publishing a book entitled "Homelessness." The website: streetmentalhealth.org To join the Coalition, email Sam: samuel.wesley.jackson@gmail.com

Reducing the Risks of Reentry with Aaron Fox, M.D.

Persons with substance use disorder are at dramatically increased risk of overdose upon release from incarceration. Dr. Aaron Fox is the Director of the Bronx Transitions Clinic, which provides a medical home for people with chronic health conditions upon reentry. He is also the President of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine and a researcher in the field of opioid use disorder.

Housing as Healthcare with Andrea Littleton, M.D.

Medical Director of BronxWorks in NYC and faculty leader of the family medicine residency "Homeless" track at Montefiore Einstein, Dr. Littleton has decades of experience in street medicine. She explores themes of housing first, harm reduction, and "learning to listen" in medical training and practice. She is interviewed by Poyani Bavishi, who launched Street Side in 2023.