About Jessica Davey

Age: 21
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Stories by Jessica

Reality creeps in for teen-agers with a baby on the way

By Jessica Davey, 13, Betsy Meade, 14

"I'm not ready for a baby. If I could go back, I would," said 14-year-old Amber Loy, whose baby is due in July. "I'm still a child." Amber's dream is to be a psychologist. Now that she is pregnant, it will be more difficult to fulfill. But she's continuing her education at Indianapolis Public Schools' Learning Center and living with her grandparents. Semonia, 17, and Kha'jaa, 16, also planned for

At Brooke's Place, young people dealing with a death can talk about it

By Jessica Davey, 14, Betsy Meade, 15

When Pam Wright was 17, her cousin died, leaving three young children. She felt sorry for her second cousins because she realized they needed to grieve, but society discouraged them from grieving publicly. As Wright grew older and lost some of her loved ones, she felt lost, too. "I felt like if I could only talk about it, it would help me," she said. "I felt kind of isolated and alone." Wright beg