Students, teachers, and staff play a vital role in school safety. When you act as an Upstander and know how to identify the potential warning signs of gun violence and get help, you can save lives. But threats can be missed if you don’t know what to look for – when someone may be at risk of hurting themselves or other.
Watch Sandy Hook Promise’s award-winning Public Service Announcement (PSA), “Evan,” which follows a student who begins a new relationship. Can you spot the signs?
This powerful gun violence prevention PSA elicits deeper thinking and conversation. Think about the following as you reflect on and react to “Evan”:
Sandy Hook Promise’s no-cost Say Something program teaches K-12 students to recognize the warning signs of someone at-risk of hurting themselves or others. Then, to know to act immediately, and “say something” to prompt intervention.
One of the program’s most popular curriculum offerings for students in middle and high school is teaching the Say Something message through the “Evan” PSA. This includes identifying the warning signs in the “Evan” video, including identifying the warning signs.
Across the K-12 grade range, the developmentally appropriate and evidence-informed Say Something curriculum builds student awareness and skills in five key areas: belonging, identity and self esteem, warning signs, empathy, and youth agency and decision making.
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