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Your stories - Health and wellbeing: young mums
I fell pregnant at 17
Claire: I fell pregnant at 17. I went to see the doctor and she said: "what can I do for you?" I said "I'm pregnant". She replied with "and what do you expect me to do about it?" So from day one I was judged. I am constantly looked down upon and people assume I am a bad parent. Laurelle, my daughter is now... more
Danielle: People think young mums are useless, well I had my son when I was 16. He is now two and such a lovely baby. I do my best to support... more
Sarah: I was 15 when I had my daughter, and I am fed up with people thinking that because I had my daughter so young that I am a slapper ... more
- Generations of love and learning Karen: I had my son 26 years ago when I was just 14. My mother and father were both working class and extremely moralistic so they decided that the... more
- I felt invisible Michelle: I am writing in support of young mums, having faced a similar situation to a lot of these stories and I had my son at 24!! (but I look younger... more
their stories
Hayley
Hayley suffered post traumatic stress disorder after being attacked at school. She turned to alcohol to deal with the situation...
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From April 2007 to March 2008 1,317 girls and young women had their work at YWCA either recorded
or accredited with a qualification
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Financial abuse - such as forcing women to hand over wages - is a form of domestic violence; research suggests it is widespread
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Every week two women are killed by current or ex-partners
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84% of women in prison left school at 16 or younger
