Issue 18 Nov 02 - Youth
Photostory by YIP

	One Saturday Afternoon before a big House party Patti and Dot are acting suspiciously...
They're dealing drugs to get off their faces for the big party.
	That night... the party is kicking...
Patti starts eyeing up Tilly's boyfriend James.
	Tilly gets angry and starts a fight with Patti.
The police arrive and Patti is searched and a load of valium and puff is found... she is cuffed and taken away...
	...and gets fingerprinted and locked in a cell alone!
Back at the party Tilly and James have gone up stairs... and get it on...
	...but the condom stays in the packet!
Oh no! Tilly knows what could happen but feels too hungover to get emergency contraception...
	So 9 months later!
Tilly has her baby but can't cope... all she does is go out and have a good time and doesnt go to school.
	Her Mum is left holding the baby... but in a twist of fate she is arrested and sent to prison for neglecting the baby and not making Tilly go to school...
But as this is our story...After getting support, Tilly's mum is released and Tilly gets extra support for her and her baby. THE END

Produced by East Brighton Youth Inclusion Project Friday Focus Group: - Hayley Stunnell as Tilly -Jade Grant as Patti -Natalie Englandas Dot and Tilly's mum - Chelsea Sears as James -Alex Harper - Head photographer -Production Workers - Liz Dean and Kate Robinson.
If you experience anything that features in our photostory, you may find these helplines useful: NATIONAL DRUGS HELPLINE: 0800 77 66 00
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 0845 7697 555
LONE PARENT HELPLINE: 0800 018 5026
CHILDLINE: 0800 1111.

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