The concept of Safe Place is simple. When young people see the Safe Place logo, they know it's somewhere they can get help immediately.

Safe Place extends the reach of local youth services, shelters and organizations to support children in crisis situations, creating networks of community access points where young people can seek assistance.

The program works through public and private partnerships at a local, state and national level.

Safe Place wants to intervene at the earliest possible stage of a crisis. Many of these young people are abandoned or abused, and few know where to turn. Left alone on the streets, one in three young people get approached or recruited by a predator or human trafficker within 48 hours. By responding quickly, Safe Place is able to minimize the potential for harm.

If you know a young person in need of assistance, please have them text the word SAFE and their current location (city, state, zip) to 4HELP (44357),

or call the National Runaway Safeline at 1.800.RUNAWAY phone(1.800.786.2929).