This would not be the first time. Rather, it is a recurring phenomenon that I have personally experienced and studied, and it formed the basis for my first book, Why Young Men. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to make it out of a state of despair and hopelessness. And this is why this crisis is personal for me. But for the grace of God, wonderful mentors, the support of my family and a chance at an education, I could have fallen through the cracks just as easily as anybody else.