August 12, 2024
Safe Havens II is a call to action built on the recommendations of transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TNGD) youth with experience in government systems. The report outlines comprehensive strategies to support young people in their communities, prevent their involvement in the child welfare, juvenile legal, and homeless systems, and protect those already within systems from harm. It also emphasizes the importance of integrating the voices and recommendations of youth, who have been consistently invisible in policymaking and system improvement efforts, in order to ensure that future policies are anchored in rigorous research rather than stigma and bias.
Seven youth contributed to Safe Havens II. Their work was supported and organized by Elliott Hinkle, a nonbinary person with experience in the foster system and founder and principal of Unicorn Solutions, in partnership with Lambda Legal, Children’s Rights, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy.
The 2024 report updates information and recommendations made in a 2017 report.