Your Ally in School Safety and Mental Health
SafeUT provides 24/7 professional support for you and your students, with real-time crisis intervention tools that promote mental health and school safety.
SafeUT is here for your students—
in school and beyond
During School
SafeUT is available as an app on Chromebooks and other computers via our website for students, where they can access immediate help from licensed counselors, submit tips, or tap into helpful resources.
After School
A crisis can happen at any moment. The SafeUT app allows students to have access to licensed counselors anytime, anywhere they may be.
How SafeUT partners with schools
Guidance for you.
Being an educator isn’t always easy. SafeUT counselors are here to help 24/7, whether you want to talk through a challenge your student is facing or need a listening ear for your own.
Support for your students.
When children and teens are facing challenges, sometimes having a licensed mental health counselor to provide professional support in addition to teacher and family support can really help. SafeUT is a resource you can always share with your students and their families.
Address safety concerns.
You can help students submit a tip through the SafeUT app or website, or submit one yourself. When you submit a tip, a SafeUT counselor reviews the information. While tips are private, schools use the information SafeUT provides and may follow up with the tip if there’s a safety concern. For high-risk situations, police may need to get involved to keep schools safe.
Mental health resources.
Your students can find helpful mental health resources on our website. The student page includes coping skills and conversations starters to try when they aren't sure how to talk to you about something difficult. SafeUT can also visit your school to teach students about the resource during an assembly or classroom presentation
How does SafeUT work?
Getting help through SafeUT is simple and immediate. Whether you as an educator are facing a crisis, have a safety concern, or just need someone to talk to, SafeUT makes it easy to connect with a licensed counselor anytime, anywhere.
Connecting with a SafeUT counselor is as easy as opening the app and tapping "Start a Chat," "Submit a Tip," or "Start a Call."
If you can't use your phone or don't have a smartphone, you can connect to SafeUT counselors by using the "Start a Chat," "Submit a Tip," or "Get Help Now" buttons on this page.
A real person will respond within a few minutes to share their expertise as a professional, licensed mental health expert.
SafeUT counselors' goal is to help you safely talk through your situation, feel calmer, and connect with resources to help solve your concern.
SafeUT counselors will keep what you shared confidential unless there's a concern about your safety or others’. SafeUT counselors may take action by contacting relevant authorities, such as your school or emergency services.
What your students should know about SafeUT
We’re here to help with crises big and small, so they don’t need to worry that their problem is “big enough” to bring up.
Counselors will keep everything confidential unless they need to intervene because someone is in danger.
The tips feature is a great option for getting someone the help they need without the person knowing who brought it to the school’s attention.
SafeUT counselors are licensed mental health experts whose advice students can trust.
If students don't have access to their phone, they can still start a chat or submit a tip on the website.
Why educators love SafeUT
“I'm so grateful to have a resource like SafeUT to share with students at our school. It gives them a lifeline for times when they are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, or thoughts of self-harm.”
— Michelle, School Counselor
“[For tips we receive,] I’ve been able to take immediate action and call these kids into my office to have healthy, meaningful conversations where they benefit because of SafeUT.”
— Chris, School Resource Officer
Saying something could save someone. Here's how to let SafeUT know in just 4 steps.
School safety takes all of us. Join us in protecting Utah's students from school threats. If you're worried about someone or something, don't stay silent. Sharing a tip to SafeUT counselors is quick, confidential, and can help keep your school safe.
Frequently Asked Questions
Schools join the SafeUT program to improve safety and support for students. Once school leaders are trained to use the SafeUT platform, their school will be listed as a participant, and they can receive safety tips that are submitted about their school. If your school isn’t listed on SafeUT, students or parents can encourage their school to partner with us by emailing SafeUT@hsc.utah.edu.
School administrators have a lot on their plates. Schools that partner with SafeUT offer their students, parents and guardians, and staff a safe line to share their concerns 24/7, every day of the year for free.
The partnership gives schools and SafeUT an easy way to communicate about school safety, making sure safety threats get to the proper authorities.
Encourage your students to talk about their emotions, listen to their concerns about school issues, and let them know SafeUT counselors are available to support them.
If a student feels that anyone's safety or mental well-being is at risk, suggest that they use SafeUT in addition to the support you provide. To help students feel more comfortable using SafeUT, consider demonstrating how SafeUT works.
Each school that participates in the SafeUT program selects leaders to handle tips from SafeUT counselors. These leaders receive information from SafeUT counselors, investigate each tip, and act based on the school’s safety policy.
SafeUT counselors are here to help with any worries, stress, or safety concerns you may have. School staff and faculty often reach out to us about feeling overwhelmed, thoughts of self-harm, thoughts of suicide, school safety, or concerns about someone hurting others or themselves.
Wanting to harm oneself or having thoughts of suicide often start as smaller feelings that build over time, such as feeling lonely, isolated, or a burden to people. No one should have to go through that alone. SafeUT counselors are available—for free 24/7, every day of the year—to offer support and prevent issues from getting worse.
