Bernadette Black, our CEO and Founding Director, shares her personal story on teenage pregnancy
My two children are the best thing that has happened to me - I definitely think that you can achieve anything you want with the right support.
Mum at 16 and recent finalist in Tasmania Telstra Business Awards for her business Drop Dead Bread
Terrified, alone, no support, no income, no family
I fell pregnant weeks after my sixteenth birthday unexpectedly.
I was out celebrating a friend’s 16th birthday when I found out news that would indeed change my life... I was pregnant!
Complete Denial
My main support came from my school counsellor whom I would sit and talk to on days that were tough
Birthday Gift at 17
I had just turned 19
IF WE SUPPORT YOUNG MUMS, THEY CAN SUCCEED