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diamond-shaped Safe Place sign. Inside, employees are trained and prepared to assist any young person asking for help. Youth who go to a Safe Place location are quickly connected to the nearby youth shelter. The shelter then provides the counseling and support necessary to reunify family members and develop a plan to address the issues presented by the youth and family. As of 2017, more than 358,000 youths had taken advantage of the program since it began 34 years earlier.
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Various community businesses and organizations – including convenience stores, fire stations, schools, libraries, and public transit agencies – are designated as Safe Place sites. Any youth in crisis can walk into a Safe Place location and ask an employee for help. These locations display the yellow,
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