Safe 2 Tell: Colorado Prevention Initiative for School Safety

Safe2Tell™ is currently on the Senate Bill:

Senate Bill 07-197
Section 1. Title 16, Article 15.8 Safe-2-Tell Program

Recent News:

5/12/07 Valley Courier	School Adopts Prevention Program "When young people feel threatened or unsafe, they need to know that they are 'Safe 2 Tell.' Make a call. Make difference."
5/3/07 Press Release The Colorado Trust	Safe2tell Hotline Receives First Leadership Award From The Colorado Trust Governor Ritter signs law today guaranteeing anonymity of calls to Safe2Tell™ Hotline DENVER, CO –

5/3/07 9 NEWS	Students get new protections when calling hotline Gov. Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) signed Senate Bill 197 into law Thursday which seals phone records associated with the Safe2Tell™ hotline.

4/30/07 KOAA	Safe2Tell™ statistics revealed: Click on the picture of the Safe2Tell™ Banner in the news stories and the video will play.

04/27/2007 THE DENVER POST	Bullying top concern for kids Douglas County - Bullying is the No. 1 topic on an anonymous statewide hotline geared to kids, said Jo McGuire, program manager for the nonprofit Safe2Tell™ initiative. At a two-day conference aimed at increasing school safety, McGuire said 43 percent of the hotline calls are to report bullying...

04/26/2007 THE DENVER POST	Hotline averting violence Bullying is the number-one topic on an anonymous statewide hotline geared to kids, said Jo McGuire, program manager for the non-profit Safe2Tell™ initiative. At a two-day conference aimed at increasing school safety,McGuire said 43 percent of the hotline calls are to report bullying incidents such...

4/23/07 9NEWS Story	Safe2Tell™ program saving lives -By Quynh Nguyen The number of calls to Colorado's Safe2Tell™ hotline have jumped significantly since the Virginia Tech shootings. It increased by 200% this past week.

4/22/07 9 News Video	Colorado's Safe2Tell™ Hotline is a way for students, teachers and parents to report any threats anonymously

4/21/07 9 News Video	A parent and student weigh in on the Safe2Tell™ Hotline

4/19/07 Denver Post	Hotline working in Colorado - By Kirk Mitchell (PDF) Leaders of Safe2Tell™, a program established after the Columbine High School shootings and credited with warding off several threatened attacks at Colorado schools, are now talking of expanding the effort to colleges in the wake of the Virginia Tech bloodbath.

04/19/2007 THE DENVER POST	Hotline working in Colorado (READ ONLINE) Leaders of Safe2Tell™, a program established after the Columbine High School shootings and credited with warding off several threatened attacks at Colorado schools, are now talking of expanding the effort to colleges in the wake of the Virginia Tech bloodbath. "When I hear experts say we could not...

01/09/07 COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE	Silence Isn’t Always Golden Hotline provides way for students to tell about dangers...

04/25/2006 THE DENVER POST	Students learn it is Safe2Tell™ A hotline allows kids to give authorities information on crimes anonymously. The conviction of a teen pictured with guns on his website is touted as an example of its success.