The Safely Home Campaign is a nationwide movement that advocates for growing community capacity to support all youth and young adults to live safely at home with their families and in their home communities and promotes reducing and preventing unnecessary out-of-home placements. Research shows that when young people are safely supported in their homes and in their communities they are more likely to reach their full potential as healthy, well-rounded, and engaged members of our society.

The overarching objective is for young people (ages 0-25) at risk of being removed from their homes and separated from their families to stay safely home with the supports and resources they need to build cognitive, emotional, physical, and social well-being. This Campaign addresses these needs with practical, community-based approaches for child welfare, juvenile justice and behavioral health systems.

Reduce Out-of-Home Placements

Change practices and incentives so children and young people are not removed from their families and placed in foster care, group homes, residential treatment centers, youth prisons or detention centers or other types of congregate care.

Redirect Dollars

Make more responsible use of our resources by reducing out-of-home placements and redirecting funding to community-based programs that support young people as they develop into contributing members of society.

Expand Community-Based Alternatives

Create a continuum of family-focused, neighborhood based, flexible, individualized services that include services for youth and families most at risk of separation regardless of where they live.

CAMPAIGN GOALS

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Reduce Disparities

Implement culturally competent community-based programs to achieve greater equity.

Improve Community Safety

Redefine public safety as something characterized by safe places in the community that provide the opportunity for positive connection, growth, health and play, which are the building materials that that allow them to thrive.

Increase Successful Outcomes for Youth

Connect young people to the services, supports and adults that help them develop intellectually, socially and emotionally so they can improve their skills and realize their goals.

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Youth Disconnected

from school or work

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Children Removed

from their families in 2016 and placed in foster home/congregate setting

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Youth Served in Community

for the cost of one youth incarcerated

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Overrepresentation

In 22 states, the percent of black children in foster care is TWO TIMES the percent of black children in the overall populations

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Youth Solutions

Suggestions and ideas from youth involved in the justice system

YOUTH SOLUTIONS

Get Involved

Tools and resources that you can use to further the campaign

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Partners

See a list of our partner organizations

PARTNERS