“What I want people to know about youth experiencing homelessness is that we also deal with a lot of mental illness, and we’re already in a situation where it’s so easy to give up. It’s not easy getting access to resources when you’re living on the street. I want people to have compassion...instead of the thought that we put ourselves in this situation, I want people to know it’s not that easy. We’re young adults...I don’t want to shut my life down but I can’t get comfortable. I’ve slept in so many different places that my body can’t relax, I’m in survival mode.”