“I’m 16 and rang the SAFE@LAST helpline when my mum threw me out because she found out I was pregnant. She found my positive pregnancy test in my room and went totally mad. She hit me and I was scared so I ran away."

“It’s not just the pregnancy thing – we haven’t got on for years because she doesn’t like my boyfriend."

“I slept at my boyfriends for a while but that didn’t work out, so I left there too. My boyfriends mum gave me the SAFE@LAST number and I called it."

“Someone answered and chatted to me – they asked lots of questions but I didn’t mind. Because I didn’t have anywhere to stay that night they came out to meet me straight away. We chatted some more and then they said I could stay at their refuge."

“It’s just a house and there are nice people with you all the time. I slept a lot because I was really tired. They helped me with stuff like going to the doctors for a proper pregnancy test. I stayed there for three nights and then SAFE@LAST helped me move somewhere else that helps pregnant teenagers. If I hadn’t called SAFE@LAST that night I don’t know what I would have done."

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