Anna Erickson (AJ)
About Anna Erickson (AJ)
AJ is a youth worker from Dundee, Scotland, with a BA Honours Degree in Community Education. AJ’s passion for harm reduction began in her teenage years where she experimented with different drugs and became interested in the way that substance use was taught to her peers in school. She disagreed with the facilitation and methods of the classes run by the teachers and the local police officers.
For AJ, harm reduction is the only logical approach to drug use, it prevents drug harm substantially, as well as respecting human autonomy. As an adult, AJ has dedicated the last 10 years to community development, social justice and youth work. This brought her to research in tandem with on the ground work, and has plans to begin her PhD in 2027 on youth voice in harm reduction.