Newsletter- Safe at Home Continues to Help Children and Families

Safe at Home Continues to Help Children and Families

By Lisa McMullen, Project Director, Safe at Home West Virginia

In the two years since Safe at Home was launched, 1,120 youth have been referred to the innovative program for services. As of September 2017, 672 youth have been prevented from entering residential placement; 167 have returned to their communities from in-state residential placement; 57 have returned to West Virginia from out-of-state residential placement; and 15 have returned to their community from shelter placements.