We have prevented 16 credible planned school shootings and countless acts of violence by applying and advancing comprehensive programs and research on warning signs and youth mental health.
Our Know the Signs programs teach students and educators to recognize the warning signs of potential violence and get help. These programs build a positive school climate where everyone looks out for one another.
By taking a comprehensive, evidence-informed, and sustainable approach to ending school shootings and other forms of violence, we work with schools and youth-serving organizations to:
Know the Signs trainings for youth and adults
Schools and Organizations have Participated Nationwide
SAVE Promise Clubs Led By Youth Across 49 States
Upstanders Anonymously Reporting Violence And Bullying
Know the Signs trainings for youth and adults
Schools and Organizations have Participated Nationwide
SAVE Promise Clubs Led By Youth Across 49 States
Upstanders Anonymously Reporting Violence And Bullying
Start With Hello teaches youth how to minimize social isolation, empathize with others, and create a more inclusive and connected school community. This evidence-informed program includes flexible training options and developmentally appropriate curriculum. Create a culture of kindness and belonging for elementary, middle, and high school students through Start With Hello.
The Say Something program teaches youth in grades K-12 to recognize the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis and when and how to get help from Trusted Adults. The evidence-informed Say Something program includes flexible training options, discussion guides, and engaging lesson plans. Cultivate and reinforce a culture of Upstanders through Say Something.
Integrate the power of the Say Something program’s educational components with the technological capabilities of our anonymous reporting system. With the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (ARS), students become Upstanders who report warning signs and threats to Trusted Adults by text, app, phone, or website. Tips are vetted and triaged by highly-skilled crisis counselors in our accredited, bilingual National Crisis Center. Local school/law enforcement response teams are promptly alerted to life-safety reports to ensure swift intervention in critical safety issues.
Our SAVE Promise Club network — the largest student-led anti-violence clubs in the U.S. — empowers young leaders of all backgrounds to take an active role in violence prevention. By teaching, modeling, and reinforcing the key messages of our Start with Hello and Say Something programs, youth foster kinder, more inclusive schools and communities. SAVE Promise Clubs can be a stand-alone club or embedded into an existing club or student leadership organization. Each club receives curated resources to plan events, activities, and projects to ensure safe schools.
Confirmed Lives Saved With Crisis Interventions
Acts Of Violence With A Weapon Prevented
Planned School Shootings Prevented
Students Helped During Mental Health Crises
At Sandy Hook Promise, we strive to ensure our work environment, programmatic work, and culture reflect the values of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI).
