Lived Experience: Nikoleta Curcin

A Courageous story of drug addiction and recovery before, during and after participation in a Drug Treatment Court program.

Justice and Treatment partnerships are multidisciplinary partnerships that aim to tackle social, economic, medical, psychological and other determinants of criminal behavior. This week’s webinar features Nikoleta Curcin, to tell her story of resilience and her experience with the Toronto Drug Treatment Court.

Nikoleta Curcin graduated from the University of Toronto in 2012 with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She is a consumer survivor and a recent graduate of Toronto’s Drug Treatment Court program. Upon becoming an alumni of the program in December of 2020, she started volunteering with WriteON, a prisoner rights organization that seeks to empower incarcerated individuals through information and knowledge sharing. Nikoleta is currently working as a Consultant on a research project with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division and a Peer Researcher with the Justice and Equity Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital. She intends to pursue further academic studies in the field of social work. She is currently working on a screenwriting project during her spare time.