An Interview with Erica Grant

Written by Justine Harris-Owen

Erica Grant is an activist in the DTES with the Carnegie Community Action Project. Having once faced homelessness herself, she works as a Mental Health Peer Researcher for CCAP’s Mental Health Project, hoping to further the meaningful engagement of DTES residents in developing a model for successful mental health housing and community planning processes.

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Below is an interview with Erica Grant and her coworker, Fiona; Conducted by Justine Harris-Owen and Jennifer Law. In it, we discuss such topics as mental health, housing, activism, the stigma that surrounds the DTES, and Erica's personal experiences regarding homelessness.