Three years ago, Tim MacLachlen dropped out of school.
"I was doing bad in school and stuff. So I just said forget it," MacLachlen said.
At 17-years-old, Tim has just become the father of a baby girl. Faced with parenthood he hopes to eventually get his G.E.D. to get a better job.
Teenagers are confronted with some very serious issues, and at the heart of their need is a desperate cry for help.
Patricia Molitor, a councelor at Wake Teen, said that it is important for parents to stay involved in the lives of their teens.
"Spend time with your child, at least a half-an-hour alone without the tv on," Molitor said. "Without other distractions."
"They get concerned with different types of people around me," teenager Leah Mills said. "The different types of influences that are there."
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