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Community Participation

There are many opportunities for members of your community to help in our efforts through events and volunteering.

Outreach & Marketing

SafeUT Outreach Request

Want SafeUT to attend an event in your school or community? Requesting a virtual or in-person presentation, or our attendance at a booth has never been easier. Please complete our Outreach Request form.

A member of the SafeUT Team will contact you within three to five business days. We make every effort to get back to you as soon as possible, however if you’re working on a deadline, please make note of it and give us as much notice as you can.

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Marketing Materials Request

Looking for SafeUT marketing materials for your school, organization, community, or event? Want to use our logo? Please complete our Marketing Materials Request form.

A member of the SafeUT Team will contact you within three to five business days. We make every effort to get back to you as soon as possible, however if you’re working on a deadline, please make note of it and give us as much notice as you can.

If you’re looking for digital files, we also ask you to complete our Marketing Materials Request form. These files need to be approved for your use only and should not be altered in any way.

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We can always use your help

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We appreciate your generosity in wanting to donate to SafeUT. Your donation can help fund our marketing and outreach efforts across Utah.

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Partner

Are you a company interested in partnering with SafeUT? If so, please complete this Third Party Vendor form. It will be sent to SafeUT Commission members who are part of the SafeUT Third Party Vendor subcommittee for evaluation. One of the subcommittee members will respond to you via email with next steps upon completion of the form.

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Data Dashboard (updated daily)

Dashboard analytics for Safe UT

Reports on how many tips and chats happened, who they came from, and what topics were most common are available upon request.

Annual Reports

2022 Annual Report

SafeUT saw more than 1 million back-and-forth chat messages, 8,537 tips, and 801 potential school threats or acts of violence tips throughout fiscal year 2022. Learn more about how we're growing.

Previous Years

In the News

Date Headline Outlet
12/09/22 Aplicación SafeUT atendió 1 millón de llamadas de padres y estudiantes durante el 2022 Telemundo Utah
12/08/22 SafeUT reaches 1 million messages for the first time KSL.com
12/08/22 SafeUT app sees success with suicide prevention with more than a million messages exchanged abc4.com
12/08/22 Report: Assistance through SafeUT youth counseling service on the rise Standard Examiner
11/26/22 Seasonal Depression Creeps in as Cold Months Begin The Daily Utah Chronicle
10/05/22 Designed to keep students safe, SafeUT app sees big increase in activity KSL.com
09/07/22 Talking about suicide is key to recovery and support KSL TV
08/30/22 Mendenhall: It’s About Time for the 988 Hotline The Daily Utah Chronicle
08/18/22 SafeUT app — made for students — saving two lives per day Axios Salt Lake City
08/09/22 Mental health resources for U of U students KSL TV
06/10/22 Why the SafeUT Frontline App is a Critical Resource for our First Responders HMHI News & Announcements
06/02/22 Mark Hyman Rapaport: SafeUT is Utah’s potential contribution to the gun violence solution The Salt Lake Tribune
05/30/22 First responders grateful for mental health support through SAFE UT Frontline app 2KUTV
05/26/22 Here’s what Utah parents need to know about school safety after the deadly shooting in Texas KUER 90.1
05/25/22 With kids asking ‘How do I survive?’ this is how a Utah doctor suggests talking about a school shooting The Salt Lake Tribune
05/25/22 Experts: SafeUT app has helped thwart threats at Utah schools KSL TV
05/24/22 How a community can address mental health, questions amid mass shootings KSL.com
05/24/22 SafeUT helping keep schools safe ABC 4
05/24/22 In wake of Texas shooting, a reminder of the SafeUT app KSL News Radio 102.7FM
05/19/22 Bridging the treatment gap: Solutions for families waiting to connect a teen with a therapist KSL TV
05/17/22 SafeUT app catches a large amount of threats to Utah schools KSL.com
04/12/22 Weapon seized from Draper school after student alerts authorities on SafeUT app KSL.com
01/22/22 Increasing calls to Utah’s crisis hotline show Utahns are struggling — but they’re also asking for help Deseret News
01/12/22 New report shows success in community crisis intervention programs KSL TV

Legislative Bill

"Statistics devastatingly show that suicide is the number one cause of death of Utah children ages 10-12. In addition, our schools and communities are facing crisis-level safety concerns," said Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes. "Because of such alarming realities statewide, our office has worked closely in a very bipartisan manner with legislators, agencies, parents, and advocates to find the right solution."

Suicide is the leading cause of death for youth and young adults, ages 10-24, in the state of Utah. In 2014, School Safety Tip Line Commission (S.B. 232) legislation was introduced by Utah State Sen. Daniel Thatcher to explore solutions to both the mental health crisis and school safety threats. The commission was chaired by the Utah Attorney General’s Office and included legislators, state agencies, and members of the public with the intent to provide recommended solutions in the following state legislative general session. In 2015, the School Safety and Crisis Line legislation (S.B. 175) was introduced and passed, implementing a permanent commission that expanded to include the University of Utah’s Neuropsychiatric Institute (now Huntsman Mental Health Institute) as the crisis services provider. The SafeUT app became available to Utah’s middle and high schools in early 2016.

The SafeUT program was developed with state funding and the original app was designed and donated by a private company. After seeing its success, the University of Utah redesigned the SafeUT app as a state-owned app to ensure its future capabilities to respond to mental health and school safety crises. Starting in 2018, SafeUT expanded its services to Utah elementary schools, higher ed institutions and colleges, the Utah National Guard (2019), and Utah’s first responders and their families (2020). 

Commission Members

Ric Cantrell (Commission Chair)

Utah Attorney General Chief of Staff

Sen. Daniel Thatcher

Utah State Senate

Rep. Steven Eliason

Utah State House of Representatives

Shauntelle Cota

Utah State Board of Education

Nichole Cunha

Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Melanie Heath

Utah System of Higher Education

Rachel Lucynski

Huntsman Mental Health Institute

Amy Mikkelsen

Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Ken Wallentine

Law Enforcement and Emergency Response

Missy Wilson Larsen

Representative of the Public

Barbara Stallone

Representative of the Public

Have an unanswered question? Contact us as SafeUT@hsc.utah.edu or

Note: This is not a crisis line.