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This resolution designates the week of September 22 through 26, 2025, as "Safe2Say Something Week" in Pennsylvania, highlighting the significance of the Safe2Say Program established by Act 44 of 2018. The program, administered by the Office of Attorney General in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, provides an anonymous reporting system for students, school employees, and community members to report potential threats or concerning behaviors. As of the 2024-2025 school year, the program had received 178,599 tips since its inception, with 32,012 tips in that year alone, focusing on issues such as bullying, cyberbullying, suicide or suicidal ideation, and drug-related concerns. The resolution emphasizes the program's national model status for student protection and notes an 8% increase in suicide-related tips and an 82% increase in school threat reports, which are viewed as positive indicators that allow for early intervention and prevention of potential harm.

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