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#SafelyHomePhilly represents a commitment to providing every young person in Philadelphia the services to meet their individual needs in their community, in Philadelphia, rather than sending youth across the state to one-size-fits-all institutions that too often do more harm than good.

Mayes’ testimony was among many chilling accounts delivered at Thursday’s council hearing, which focused on conditions at youth placement facilities. The hearing comes 19 months

“My mother thought going to a juvenile holding facility would be good for me,” she said. “She thought I would be safe. She didn’t realize I would be

We’re thrilled to share the first article in Teen Vogue’s latest series, Fostered or Forgotten, which will be published throughout National Foster Care Month.

"We're witnessing a moment that is not so much a 180 degree change as it is a 360 degree circling back," Marsha Levick, Deputy