​​Building Community through Peer Support, Education, and Research
Current Projects
Peer Leadership
Started in 2019, the Early Psychosis Peer Recovery Network (EPPRN) is a peer-led initiative in British Columbia dedicated to enhancing the role of peer support within Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) programs. EPPRN fosters connection and empowerment among individuals experiencing psychosis by providing resources, training, and a platform for peer involvement. Through research, advisory roles, and public awareness activities, EPPRN aims to improve recovery outcomes and the integration of lived experience perspectives in mental health care.
As President of the Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society since 2016, Tracy is working to realize their mission of providing and promoting available and accessible peer support for anyone who wants it. Tracy is spearheading the charity with a vision for peer support that is autonomous while working in partnership with mental health services and programs in the community.
Peer Research
Early Psychosis Peer Support Training Curriculum
In partnership with members of the Early Psychosis Peer Recovery Network and peer supporters currently employed in Early Psychosis Intervention programs in British Columbia, Tracy is developing peer support training modules for use on early psychosis teams.
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The first part of the curriculum development is an investigation of the current state of peer support in early psychosis programs.
Culture and Psychosis
A project of the Early Psychosis Peer Recovery Network, the Culture and Psychosis project is investigating the influence of culture on the experience of psychosis.
Past Projects and Roles
Peer Research
Imagining Inclusion (2017 - 2019)
Tracy was a Peer Researcher on the project, co-leading the development and facilitating the implementation of the Imagining Inclusion Peer Researcher Training.
Peer Support
Sea to Sky Peer Support Coordinator (VCH) (2019 - 2021)
Tracy was the Consumer Initiatives Support Worker for Sea to Sky (Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton, BC) with Vancouver Coastal Health.
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Based on the powerful curriculum developed by esteemed peer support expert, Debbie Sesula, Tracy led a group of people with lived experience, or "peers," through a transformative learning experience of becoming empowered peer leaders and supporters.