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.
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.
We can always use your help
Volunteer
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for SafeUT. Our needs vary, so please send us an email at SafeUT@hsc.utah.edu to let us know you’re interested in supporting SafeUT by volunteering.
Donate
We appreciate your generosity in wanting to donate to SafeUT. Your donation can help fund our marketing and outreach efforts across Utah.
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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"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 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 Sen. Daniel 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 excellence in crisis call support. In 2015, the SchoolSafety and CrisisLine legislation (SB 175), sponsored by Sen. 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, 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
Melanie Heath - 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
Shauntelle Cota - Utah State Board of Education
Ken Wallentine - Law Enforcement and Emergency Response
Nichole Cunha - Utah Department of Human Services