YOUTH WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE

“I feel angry when there is a lack of empathy for youth experiencing these barriers. You think people working in this field would want to really help. I know people had it worse, and that upsets me because I know that the outcomes are negative. When we lean on institutions for support and they don’t support us, it is upsetting. They were not focusing on me as an individual, but more as a behavior problem.”

YOUTH WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE