She was 10. Her classmates turned their backs. When reunited with her father briefly in jail, he told her she’d never see her a free woman again.

Now a young mother of two boys, she credits her survival to strong relationships with her grandmother, her grandfather, a foster mother and a key advocate.

This is the story you rarely hear - of overcoming.

Trigger Warning: Cheyenne's story contains a discussion of attempted suicide.

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