Walking in their shoes. Awareness program shows civic leaders the challenges confronting teen mothers.
Donna Bacchi, MD, stood before a group of Austin business and community leaders hoping they would be disturbed by what they were about to see and hear. How would they react when an 18-year-old, 7-month-pregnant girl told them about living in the backseat of her aunt's car? Or the tale of a 16-year-old mother who had been living on the streets before finding shelter in a drug house?
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