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<\/a>HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – During National Safe Place Week, March 20-26, Hillsborough County Children\u2019s Services wants to remind kids and teens that they can receive immediate help in a crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Safe Place is a national initiative locally managed by Hillsborough County Children\u2019s Services that provides access to help and supportive resources for youth in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During National Safe Place Week, Children\u2019s Services wants to raise awareness about the program so both kids and adults know about this vital safety net.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the news: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor Launching Newest<\/a> \u201cCrosswalks To Classrooms\u201d Project<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether they\u2019ve had a fight with their parents or are fleeing domestic abuse in the home, youth under the age of 18 can visit any of the dozens of Safe Place locations<\/a> in Hillsborough County, most of which are open 24\/7, to get assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From fire stations to libraries, and even many McDonald\u2019s locations, there are staff trained to help. Each safe place location displays the recognizable yellow and black \u201cSafe Place\u201d sign to provide a visual cue for kids to know they are in a safe place.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kids and teens in crisis can text SAFE with their current location to 4HELP (44357) and, within seconds, receive a message with the closest Safe Place site and phone number to Children\u2019s Services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the news: The Boom Times In Tampa Help The City<\/a> Land On Time\u2019s \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest Places\u201d List<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The employee at the Safe Place location will call Hillsborough County Children\u2019s Services and within 30 to 60 minutes, a qualified Safe Place volunteer or staff member will arrive to talk to the youth, and, if necessary, provide transportation to the Children\u2019s Services campus in Tampa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once at the campus, counselors meet with the youth and their family to make sure they receive the help and professional services they need.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Android Users,\u00a0Click Here<\/a>\u00a0To Download The Free Press App\u00a0And Never Miss A Story. Follow Us On\u00a0Facebook\u00a0Here<\/a>\u00a0Or\u00a0Twitter\u00a0Here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Signup for our free newsletter by\u00a0clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0We can\u2019t do this without your help; visit our\u00a0GiveSendGo page<\/a>\u00a0and donate any dollar amount; every penny helps.<\/strong><\/em> HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – During National Safe Place Week, March 20-26, Hillsborough County Children\u2019s Services wants to remind kids and teens that they can receive immediate help in a crisis.\u00a0 Safe Place is a national initiative locally managed by Hillsborough County Children\u2019s Services that provides access to help and supportive resources for youth in need. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6423,"featured_media":39455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-corner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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