is a process where trained students use scripted dialogue to help others work through a conflict. The mediators work with the students involved to identify the root causes of their disputes and decide how to best address the needs of all involved as fairly as possible. The process helps students build empathy and sharpen their problem-solving skills.

Each year, thousands of schools and youth organizations nationwide participate in Start With Hello Week in September is a national call-to-action week dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging among youth.

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Promise Club is the youth leadership initiative of Sandy Hook Promise. Led by our Youth Advisory Board, the aim is to empower young leaders to take an active role in increasing school safety and preventing different forms of violence in schools and communities. Watch the video and learn what SAVE Promise Club is about!

HB 605 Threat Assessment Bill: an act to establish threat assessment teams in public school units, to establish peer-to-peer counseling in public school units, to clarify that the Department of Public Instruction shall participate in the adoption of policies regarding placement and contents of school crisis kits in public school units, to expand law enforcement access from only traditional public schools to all public school units, and to expand data collection requirements regarding school safety exercises from only traditional public schools to all public school units.