About Us
Project Safety Net (PSN), a part of Youth Community Service (YCS), mobilizes community support and resources for youth suicide prevention and mental wellness. We are a coalition working on community education, outreach, and training; access to quality youth mental health services; and policy advocacy.
Our vision: Young people are empowered, in partnership with the whole community, to advocate for themselves and their peers. Youth suicide is ended. Stigma is non-existent, and high-quality mental health services are culturally relevant, accessible, and well-utilized. We envision a community where youth and young adults feel safe, supported, and accepted.
Project Safety Net Staff
Peying Lee (she/her)
Director
Our Partners
Note: This list of community partners is still being updated as of September 2025.
Thank you to our community partners for all your efforts in supporting youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margret Mead
- Youth Representatives
- Parent Representatives
- Suicide Parent Survivors
- Acknowledge Alliance
- Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS)
- Advocacy Through Art
- Alumni Dialogues-WOPAC (Wellbeing and Openness in the Palo Alto Community
- Alum Rock Counseling Center
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Asian Americans for Community Involvement
- Bay Area Clinical Associates- BACA
- Caltrain
- CASSY Bay Area
- Children’s Health Council
- City of Palo Alto
- Community Center for Health and Wellness
- Compass Point Non-Profit Services
- Crisis Text
- DocX Productions
- Faith Community Leaders
- Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley
- Get Involved PA
- HEARD Alliance
- Kara
- Lets Bring Change 2 Mind at Palo Alto High School
- LGBTQ Youth Space
- Local Psychologists
- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
- Mid-Peninsula Media Center
- My Digital Tat2
- Outlet Program for LGBTQQ+
- Palo Alto Art Center
- Palo Alto City Library Teen Program
- Palo Alto Educators Association
- Palo Alto Family YMCA
- Palo Alto Fire Department
- Palo Alto Human Relations Commission
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Palo Alto Police Department
- Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission
- Palo Alto University
- Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)
- Palo Alto Weekly
- Palo Alto Youth Council
- Project Cornerstone
- Project Oyster
- PTAC, Palo Alto Unified School District
- Reach Out Care & Know (ROCK) at Gunn & Palo Alto High School
- Reach & Rise Mentoring Program
- Safe Space
- Santa Clara County Mental Health Department – Suicide Prevention Program
- SELPA 1 CAC
- Sky Schools
- Sources of Strength at Gunn and Palo Alto High School
- Stanford Psychiatry’s Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Think Fund (formerly Bryant Street Garage Fund)
- YMCA Silicon Valley
- Youth Community Service (YCS)
- Youth Speaks Out
Project Safety Net
If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available right now. Reaching out is a sign of strength — and there are people ready to listen. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 9-8-8 (call or text, 24/7) Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741 Trevor Project (LGBTQIA+): Text START to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386 Trans Lifeline (trans & nonbinary peer support): Call 877-565-8860
Disclaimer: YCS and PSN are not Medical Providers and do not Provide Medical Services. It is understood by all persons who use YCS and PSN’s services that: (a) YCS and PSN are not medical providers and do not render medical or other health care services or treatments to any and all persons who use YCS and PSN’s services and YCS and PSN’s services are not intended to or shall be interpreted as imposing, any duty or obligation to provide such health care services; (b) YCS and PSN are not in any way responsible for the health care that is delivered by a health care provider to any and all persons who use YCS and PSN’s services; (c) health care providers are solely responsible for the health care they deliver to any and all persons using YCS and PSN’s services; and (d) health care providers are not YCS and PSN’s agents or employees.