FACILITY TO OPEN ASAP
About Stefanie’s Safe Space, L.L.C.
I am Stefanie-CEO/Founder of Stefanie’s Safe Space, L.L.C. I started this foundation on September 11, 2024. I have had this dream for about 12 years! I have been educated in psychology as a peer support specialist and took a couple psych classes in college, but mostly my experience comes from first hand as a patient and frequent flyer in the behavioral health hospitals.
I have had this dream to start this foundation to provide a safe space for anyone in need. There will be a big facility with all the coping skills to keep people from going into crisis and having to be hospitalized and heavily medicated. There will be diamond art, crafting, music, musical instruments, movies, workout classes, dance classes, yoga classes, nutrition and cooking classes with a big kitchen. There will be dog therapy and there may be a dog or two hanging around. There will be a big closet of clothing, shoes, etc. Bathrooms with big showers for people to get clean. Donations of toiletries, clothes, craft supplies, school supplies, etc will be accepted. I plan on having space to store everything until I have a facility. Once I have an official and legit non profit 501c3, I will see about getting a donation link. For now, I am just trying to get my story, ideas, and dream out there. Please share with anyone you know would benefit from this or who could help me with my foundation. Thank You!
Stefanie's Safe Space:
Ending The Stigma of Mental Illness
I am creating this foundation for everyone to come together and support each other! I have struggled with mental illness a lot the last 27 years and have had some very dark hard times and felt all alone. I felt all alone especially when I was in the hospital surrounded by professionals. I felt all alone knowing I had a lot of loving family members and friends! I wanted to end my life so many times, but I’m so glad I held on and stayed strong!! I’ve lost too many friends to suicide .. too many .. is just one!! But I am doing this for the people who felt they couldn’t keep going and ended their lives…. My Uncle Scotty, my EMS friend Dave Seymour, my EMS friend Brian Kelly, my step brother Ron! I have also lost a cousin to drugs and another cousin who had a really hard life living with PTSD and drugs… so I am also doing this for them!! And for my Aunt Kiki who also had a hard life with drugs but was the most empathetic loving person and one of my strongest angels! I personally used alcohol as a coping mechanism and a lot of people with mental illness turn to drugs and alcohol and lose the battle that way!
I am also doing this for everyone who took their own life and can’t tell their story and also for all the people who have mental illness and haven’t found their voice yet and to let people know you’re not alone and there is help! And for all the family members and friends who don’t know how to help their friends and family who suffer with mental illness! Please please… if you’re having a hard time… I promise it will get better!! Please ask for help! And please reach out to your friends!!!
