INDIANAPOLIS The weight of senior year sits heavy on 17 year old IzeYahna Pranger.

Thinking about applying to college and these AP and dual credit classes," Pranger said. We have periods, we have mood swings, we have all these things. A lot of times it can be dismissed, like oh, youre just a teenage girl.

Pranger found support at nonprofit Leading Ladies.

The youth organization has helped girls in Indy develop into young women since 2005.

I have really good talks with Miss La Tonya. shes helped me become a better young woman, just like the way she pours into me, the advice that she gives me on how to handle situations," Pranger said.

Founder and CEO La Tonya Brown says the needs of the youth she serves has changed in recent years.

Leading Ladies' primary focus is currently on mental

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