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Local partnership

Safe2Tell partners with local law enforcement agencies, school resource officers, and emergency responders to respond to critical, life-saving reports.

Safe2Tell relays information from the reporting party to local multidisciplinary teams. Local law enforcement are vital collaborators in responding to reports, and below are some best practices for law enforcement members responding to these reports.

“The Summit County Sheriff’s Office believes that Safe2Tell [is] an invaluable asset for students, staff, and law enforcement to work together to address a gambit of issues within our community such as bullying, suicide, sexting, planned attacks, and domestic abuse/assault. Being that Safe2Tell allows [for] reporting of mental health related issues, [our] co-responder SMART team [can] provide rapid mental health support to students in need. Safe2Tell is an exceptionally efficient way for a community to work together to respond to and prevent issues surrounding our kids and our schools.”

Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons, Summit County Sheriff’s Office
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Helpful guidelines for handling Safe2Tell reports

Each Safe2Tell report requires a response, and the responding parties must maintain the anonymity of the reporting party who is protected by Colorado State Law (C.R.S. Section 24-31-601 et seq.). Click the link below for suggestions to aid in successfully responding to, and reporting back on, Safe2Tell reports.

Best practices for report responses

Who should receive reports?

Your organization determines what the practice or procedure will be for routinely handling Safe2Tell reports. Below are examples of individuals law enforcement agencies might select to receive reports electronically and via text:

  • School Resource Officer
  • Sergeant
  • Commander, Chief, and/or Sheriff
  • Communications Center Supervisor
  • Communications Center Staff

If you need to update your Safe2Tell report recipient contacts, please use our recipient updates form.

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A policewoman standing beside her squad car, leaning against it, looking at the camera. She is a mature woman in her 40s. Her partner, a Hispanic man in his 30s, is standing behind her, with his arms crossed.

What is the appropriate action?

Although content and circumstances vary for each report, the goal is prevention. Safe2Tell recommends not leading conversations with Safe2Tell as the source of information as that can move the conversation away from resolving the concern and instead towards wanting to see the report. Sharing report contents (including forwarding or copying information in the report) is not permitted (C.R.S. Section 24-31-607) in order to maintain anonymity of the reporting party. If you need to assign someone else who did not receive the report initially, please contact 1-877-542-7233 and request the re-assignment.

Remember that information from Safe2Tell reports cannot be copied outside of the Safe2Tell report management software (C.R.S. Section 24-31-607). However, the report ID number can be used.

2024-2025 School Year Report Outcomes

Common outcomes for Safe2Tell's report themes during the 2024-2025 school year. School safety reports often resulted in parents being notified, internal investigations, and counseling services being provided. Mental health related reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling services being provided, and welfare checks. Substance use reports resulted in parents being notified, welfare checks, and school disciplinary action. Bullying reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling serviced provided, and school disciplinary action. Abuse and exploitation reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling services provided, and welfare checks. Violence reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling services provided, and school disciplinary action. Community safety reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling services provided, and and welfare checks. Theft and property crime reports resulted in parents being notified, school disciplinary action, and welfare checks. Other reports resulted in parents being notified, counseling services provided, and/or were misuse reports.

For more information about report outcomes, visit our Data page.

High functioning Safe2Tell teams

Safe2Tell has compiled a resource guide encompassing best practices from local multidisciplinary teams. The suggestions focus on improving Safe2Tell culture through strengthening the paradigms of school and law enforcement administration, technical operations of the report management software, and messaging to students.

High Functioning Safe2Tell Teams (PDF)

If you are a School Resource Officer looking for Safe2Tell resources, you may find training and promotional materials in the schools section.

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