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        &lt;p&gt;About 4.2 million people between the ages of 12 and 24 experience some form of homelessness each year in the United States, according to the &lt;a href="https://homelesslaw.org/2020-state-index-on-youth-homelessness/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;National Law Center on Homelessness &amp;amp; Poverty&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Adult ISH host &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/unsp.gully/?hl=en"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nyge Turner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; connects with &lt;a href="https://www.eminietfeld.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emi Nietfeld&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, who wrote “&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2258838/emi-nietfeld/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Acceptance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,” about her experience navigating being unhoused while studying at Harvard University. Emi shares resources that can help young people manage housing insecurity and explains why youth homelessness is less about personal responsibility and more about a preventable systemic problem. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adult ISH is produced by &lt;a href="https://yr.media/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YR Media&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and brought to you by &lt;a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRX’s Radiotopia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Be sure to follow all our socials &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@YRAdultISH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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How can we support homeless youth? Nyge Turner talks with Emi Nietfeld about being unhoused at Harvard and tips shelters and those who want to help need to hear so they can provide a truly safe place.


        About 4.2 million people between the ages of 12 and 24 experience some form of homelessness each year in the United States, according to the <a href="https://homelesslaw.org/2020-state-index-on-youth-homelessness/">National Law Center on Homelessness &amp; Poverty</a>. Adult ISH host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unsp.gully/?hl=en">Nyge Turner</a> connects with <a href="https://www.eminietfeld.com/">Emi Nietfeld</a>, who wrote “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2258838/emi-nietfeld/">Acceptance</a>,” about her experience navigating being unhoused while studying at Harvard University. Emi shares resources that can help young people manage housing insecurity and explains why youth homelessness is less about personal responsibility and more about a preventable systemic problem. Adult ISH is produced by <a href="https://yr.media/">YR Media</a> and brought to you by <a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/">PRX’s Radiotopia</a>. Be sure to follow all our socials <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yradultish/">@YRAdultISH</a>!
      

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Hearing the Unhoused: How to Really Help Homeless Youth

Hearing the Unhoused: How to Really Help Homeless Youth

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