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? Just submit a request. You’ll then be contacted by a member of the SafeUT Team within three to five business days while we make every effort to get back to you as soon as possible.
If you’re working with a deadline, please make note of it and give us as much advance notice as you can.
Marketing Materials Request
Looking for SafeUT marketing materials for your school or community? Let us know. Expect three to five business days for us to get back to you, but we’ll make every effort to reply as soon as we can. If you’re against a deadline, we can work with you. Just let us know and give us as much notice as you can.
If you’re looking for digital files, please contact us for approval before re-using our marketing collateral. We also ask that you keep these files for your use only and don’t alter the images in any way. Thanks!
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Our volunteer needs vary. Send us an email to let us know you are interested in helping.
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"Statistics devastatingly show the suicide is the number one cause of death of Utah children ages 10-12. In addition, our schools and communities are facing crisis-level safely concerns," said Attorney General 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."
After studying the issue, the Utah Attorney General's Office and Senator Thatcher proposed legislation in 2014 to form a commission to explore solutions. The legislation passed and the commission was led by the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (formerly the University Neuropsychiatric Institute), already renowned for the excellence in crisis call support. In 2015, the SchoolSafety and CrisisLine legislation (SB 175) sponsored by Sen. Daniel Thatcher and Rep. Steve Eliason passed the Utah State Legislature designating HMHI as the crisis provider and an active commission, chaired out of the Attorney General's office, for implementation. The SafeUT app began rolling out to Utah junior high, middle, and high schools in early 2016.
The SafeUT program was developed with funding from the Utah State Legislature in collaboration with the Utah Office of the Attorney General, the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI), the Utah State Office of Education, and the Utah Anti-bullying Coalition.
Commission Members
Ric Cantrell, Commission Chair - Utah Attorney General Chief of Staff
Rep. Steven Eliason - Utah State House of Representatives
Spencer Jenkins - Utah System of Higher Education
Missy Wilson Larsen - Representative of the Public
Rachel Lucynski - Huntsman Mental Health Institute
Amy Mikkelsen - Utah Department of Health
Barbara Stallone - Representative of the Public
Sen. Daniel Thatcher - Utah State Senate
Christy Walker - Utah State Board of Education
Ken Wallentine - Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
Craig Walters - Utah Department of Human Services