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The Impact of Safe Place
Safe Place provides immediate access to help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by youth serving agencies, businesses, and volunteers.
Initiated in 1983 by the YMCA in Louisville, KY, the success of Safe Place prompted its replication by youth service agencies across the country.
| National Safe Place Statistics as of January 29, 2010 | |||
| 119,994 | Youth have been connected to immediate help and safety at Safe Place locations | ||
| 17,048 | Safe Place sites are available across the country | ||
| 126,693 | Youth have received counseling by phone as a result of Safe Place school outreach | ||
| 140 | Safe Place programs are operated by youth service agencies (including ten communities with a Safe Place designated shelter) | ||
| 38 | Safe Place states | ||
| 1,542 | Communities are served by Safe Place | ||
| 6,391,941 | Students learned about Safe Place through classroom presentations | ||
