A Safe Place
A Safe Place is the sole provider in Lake County exclusively addressing domestic violence. Through behavioral health programming, A Safe Place provides individual and group counseling/therapy, art therapy, and supportive services to adults and children who have been impacted by domestic violence. HPCF’s grant is used to support these services for members of our community. Using therapeutic interventions to address multiple Issues that include safety planning, re-establishing boundaries, reinforcing roles and healing the impacts of trauma, A Safe Place has connected Highland Park and Highwood residents with many kinds of supportive services including case management, civil legal advocacy, education, employment and economic assistance, housing, transportation and other types of advocacy.