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Have you ever felt alone in a room full of people?

Did you feel uncomfortable sharing your ideas?

In these situations, it's easy to feel like you're being mistrusted, judged, or invisible. This can be physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausting.

Safe spaces can help combat these experiences.

Safe spaces are designed to make you feel valued, respected, and supported.

A person saying, 'It's how we give space to folks to show up exactly how they are.'

What Is A Safe Space?

A safe space is any place free from:

  • Discrimination

  • Undue or unfair criticism

  • Harassment

  • Other emotional or physical harm

Did you know?

The term "safe space" has been around since the 1960s. It originated in LGBTQ+ communities.

Where Can You Find A Safe Space?

A group of people meeting in a room.

A safe space can be physical, virtual, or social:

  • Classrooms

  • A doctor's office

  • Domestics violence shelters

  • Places of worship

  • Hair salons and barbershops

  • Support groups and community meetings like Alcoholics Anonymous

  • Embassies in foreign countries

  • LGBTQ+ spaces

  • Youth centers

  • Your own home or a friend's place

  • Your bedroom or family foom

  • A public event

  • An online forum or social media app

Why Are Safe Spaces Important?

Safe spaces can benefit all people.

Safe spaces are one tool to help combat mental health issues.

Safe spaces give people an outlet so they can better focus at home, work, school, or anywhere public and private.

Did you know?

1 in 7 people globally currently experiences mental or substance abuse disorders.

Take Action

A group of people holding their hands up together.Photo by S. H. Gue on Unsplash

Think about the spaces where you spend your time with others.

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This Byte has been authored by

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Meegan Willi

Instructional Designer | Educator | Technologist

This Byte has been reviewed by

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Yasmin R. Singh

RP (Qualifying), MA

English

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