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SAFE Choices:
Serving Youth & Young Adults

Prioritizing the advancement of youth substance use prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.

Our SAFE Choices Mission:

Foster resiliency in youth development through collaborative and diversified approaches that reduce risk of substance addiction and mental health challenges while empowering SAFE Choices in all stages of youth development.

Our Vision:

ALL youth reach their fullest potential.



Our Goals:

Ensure young people have the information and tools necessary for making meaningful SAFE Choices. Our goals respect individual basic motivation and personal autonomy, as well as self-determination, and the fact that every person is one choice away from a different life.

  • Goal #1: Design and implement innovative programs that build resilience and essential life skills through empowering and engaging education for disparate populations of underserved youth.
  • Goal #2: Advance evidence-informed prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery strategies that enhance youth social and emotional learning and wellness in all stages of youth development.
  • Goal #3: Foster life-fueling connection opportunities for youth that focus on stigma reduction and the promotion of healthy choices across the lifespan.
  • Goal #4: Advocate for effective mental, emotional, and behavior interventions for the youth sector through targeted outreach and the formation of collaborative relationships.

SAFE Choices Programs Available

No Shame Education Program

No Shame Education Program

Designed to increase knowledge and understanding of principles on the No Shame Pledge and empower action to combat stigma.

“Connections” Program

Youth and young adults impacted by disciplinary measures and/or the justice system have a unique chance to make positive human connections and develop essential life skills.

Additional SAFE Choices Resources

Youth & Youth-Led Groups

Prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery resources/activities for youth and young adults.

Parents, Guardians, & Caretakers of Youth

Prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery resources for parents, guardians, and caregivers of youth, including young children and teenagers.

Educators & Youth-Serving Organizations

Prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery resources for educators and youth-serving organizations.

Choose Knowledge: “Power to Empower”

Choose knowledge with these publications, journals, & reports that pertain to youth substance prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.

September 2024: National Recovery Month

September is National Recovery Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the strength of the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and people who make recovery in all its forms possible. This month is a time to reflect, grow, learn, and expand upon the understanding that everyone’s path to recovery is different and that no one has to walk it alone!

National Recovery Month reminds us that mental health challenges and substance use disorders impact us all, and that we are all part of the solution — every person, every family, and every community!

SAMHSA’s working definition of recovery is, “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.” SAFE Project is a proud champion of those in recovery! As an organization we recognize multiple pathways to recovery and support different and diverse journeys, embracing individuals, their story, and their lived experience.

Recovery Month serves as a reminder of the impact of storytelling. Sharing personal experiences can help to de-stigmatize conversations around substance use and mental health disorders. Tell us what “recovery” means to you on SAFE Project’s Recovery Month page.

Follow SAFE Project on your favorite social media outlet @safeprojectus for inspiring messages about hope, happiness, and healing throughout the entire month.

Additional Resources:

2024 Presidential Proclamation for Recovery Month

2024 Gallery of Hope: The Art of Recovery

Additional Resources & Assistance

For more information about SAFE Choices, contact
Senior Director Ronna Yablonski at: choices@safeproject.us