Mila experienced a challenging childhood, witnessing her parents' ongoing substance abuse and domestic violence. Mila was removed from her parents, reunified, and re-removed three times over her childhood. Hardworking, conscientious, and with great resilience, Mila persevered and successfully graduated high school with excellent grades. A year ago Mila started college, taking classes in social work and child advocacy, with dreams of helping to support other children who end up in the system as she did. With all that she has experienced in life, Mila feels a lot more mature than her peers at school. She wants to focus on her studies, and her academic progress. She has therefore decided to live off campus in her own apartment while she attends college.