Maya Eaglin is a digital reporter for NBC News' 'StayTuned' on Snapchat.
The house lights dim as 11 young women take the stage in a theater in New York City. This isn’t a Broadway production, it’s the latest cohort of Girl Be Heard, an arts and leadership- centered organization performing their very own theatrical performance, “Rise: The Pursuit of Utopia.
2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness in the United States, putting them at an increased risk of mental illness, substance use and abuse. “I did go through a lot of depression,” Calixte said. “I had lost a lot of my family members and a lot of my friends. So it was very tough to deal with my mind and the thoughts that would come up.” She said she had to become her own advocate in order to persevere.
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