National Safe Place Network

NSPN works with agencies and communities across the United States to implement the Safe Place program on a local level. The program utilizes public and private partnerships at the local level to create safe locations where youth can go when in crisis and in need of safety. Local communities provide outreach education, immediate response, shelter and related services to these youth and their families. NSPN provides additional trademarked materials, awareness campaigns, training opportunities and assistance to communities implementing this program. Additional Safe Place models available to communities include transit, first responder and TXT 4 HELP models. There are nearly 22,000 safe place sites where youth can get help across the United States, with more being added every day. NSPN also offers TXT 4 HELP programs for youth to get connected via text messaging to the closest Safe Place location and/or connect immediately with a Masters' level mental health professional for assistance. Each year hundreds of thousands of youth and adults are educated about the Safe Place and TXT 4 HELP programs and thousands of youth receive help and services at Safe Place sites or via phone connections to Safe Place agencies. TXT 4 HELP continues to see large increases in the number of texting interactions with youth in crisis. National Safe Place Network (NSPN) offers unique member services designed to meet the needs of agencies serving youth and families across the United States by providing quality services to support youth service organizations and their staff in ways that make sense for the community and organization. Since 1977, NSPN has provided quality services to support youth service organizations and their staff through organizational and professional development, as well as on-site and online training. These services are highly regarded by the members and include critical items as Child and Youth Worker Certification, emerging leadership training and pre-submission grant proposal reviews. One of the things that sets NSPN Membership apart from other association options is the networks commitment to work in partnership with each member to create a plan for addressing agency needs while providing opportunities for them to share what they do best with other members of the network. NSPN's motto "Together We Can" is the driving force behind all the network does to support youth, families, and communities.