"I was homeless professor, living out of my car, wondering what was next ...."
That is what Brian Tyms, one of my law students, told me one day, and it shocked me to my core.
November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, which started in 2007.
Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge those children and families experiencing homelessness.
As many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness. Along with losing their home, community, friends, and routines, as well as their sense of stability and safety, many homeless youth are also victims of trauma.
While trying to survive on the streets, youth are exposed to countless dangers, with an increased likelihood of substance abuse, early parenthood, impulsivity, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a vulnerability to being trafficked.
A lot of those kids are or were #fosterkids and #fosterkidsmatter.
Read his story in my new book, and support the important work we do through Journey to Esquire.
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