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Tackling youth homelessness in New Mexico

PART ONE OF A THREE-PART VIDEO SERIES ON YOUTH IN NEW MEXICO Where do they sleep? “Youth homelessness is largely hidden,” said Forrest Verde-Dudek, Housing Youth Project manager for the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness. “They might not be flying a sign on the corner. They might be couch surfing with friends, staying in an abandoned building, or living in an overcrowded house with family members without running water or heat.” In New Mexico, no official count exists at a state-level, either. But the data that does exist points to thousands of vulnerable young people. “We desperately need a statewide assessment,” said Hilarli Lipton, a senior advisor at CYFD, which oversees the state’s foster care system. Youth service providers throughout New Mexico agree on one thing when it comes to the data: It’s an undercount. A THREE-PART VIDEO SERIES ON YOUTH IN NEW MEXICO 1. Not enough beds: Tackling youth homelessness in New Mexico ► Read the full story & watch video in Youth Today here https://youthtoday.org/2022/06/not-en... 2. Serenity Mesa: ‘I try my hardest’: Homeless youth fight substance abuse in New Mexico ► Watch video on Youth Today here https://youthtoday.org/2022/06/homele... 3. Casa Q: ‘There’s no safe place’: New Mexico’s only queer youth shelter ► Read full story and watch video on Youth Today here https://youthtoday.org/2022/06/new-me...