Making an ImpactIn 2011 alone, Safe to Talk has been involved in resolving the following incidences:
Here are three case studies where the Safe To Talk Foundation and its partners have made a difference, just in 2011:
Case Study #1 In a high school in Texas, a student had been acting depressed, angry, and showing signs of destructive behavior. That night around midnight, worried about a possible suicide attempt and unsure how to help, his friend sent an anonymous text to school faculty, using SchoolTipline, about a possible suicide attempt. Immediately the proper authorities were contacted and visited the home of the student. After arriving they found him, in possession of a firearm, with a list of students that he had intended to kill at school the following day. Safe To Talk and SchoolTipline had averted an almost certain tragedy. Case Study #2 In a high school in Indiana, a student had been at a party, where she had been drinking and was later raped. The following day the victim refused to confront authorities regarding the incident, out of fear and guilt of being involved at the party. Her friend, after hearing the story, sent an an anonymous text, using SchoolTipline, to appropriate the faculty members. This allowed the needed help to reach out to the victim and arrest the accused student. Case Study #3 In a high school in Utah, a student and her mother were victims of abuse at home. Unsure how to get help and escape this abusive environment, the mother used her daughterʼs SchoolTipline service to send an anonymous tip to the schoolʼs security officer. This allowed the school officer and local police to confront the man responsible for the abuse, and free the mother and daughter from additional abuse. | Words from School Leaders |

