Safety isn’t the absence of harm.
It’s the presence of care, stability, and choice.

At MISSSEY, we know that real prevention doesn’t begin after harm has already happened — it begins when every young person has what they need to thrive.

When youth have access to safe, stable housing, consistent care, trusted adults, community connection, and the freedom to make choices about their lives, they are protected. Not because they’ve been rescued from danger, but because the conditions for harm have been removed.

Prevention Begins With Meeting Needs

Too often, prevention is treated as reactive — a hotline, a shelter bed, or a crisis response. While those supports are vital, they are not enough on their own.

Prevention means meeting needs before they turn into vulnerabilities. It means ensuring that young people are not navigating poverty, racism, gender-based violence, or systemic neglect alone.

Building a World Where Harm Has Nowhere to Take Root

As adults, professionals, and community members, our responsibility isn’t just to respond to harm — it’s to actively build a world where harm has nowhere to take root.

At MISSSEY, that’s what we’re working toward every day: a world where care is consistent, community is strong, and every young person has the stability and support to thrive.

This is what safety looks like. This is what prevention requires.