PENNSYLVANIA, September 22 - (2) report concerns about individuals who may be a

threat to themselves or others through the Safe2Say Something

Program;

and

WHEREAS, On January 14, 2019, the Safe2Say Something Program

began accepting reports and continues to accept reports 24 hours

per day, seven days per week and 365 days per year; and

WHEREAS, From January 2019 through the end of the 2020-2021

school year, the Office of Attorney General and Sandy Hook

Promise have trained approximately 1,481,740 students on the

Safe2Say Something Program; and

WHEREAS, The Office of Attorney General's third annual report

on the Safe2Say Something Program was released on August 2,

2021; and

WHEREAS, The report stated that since the Safe2Say Something

Program began accepting reports in January 2019, more than

56,709 reports have been submitted, with 10,495 received in the

2020-2021 school year; and

WHEREAS, While initially intended to prevent threats against

schools in this Commonwealth, the Safe2Say Something Program has

highlighted a variety of behavior and mental health concerns in

students; and

WHEREAS, Bullying/self-harm, suicide/suicide ideation and

cutting are the top event types reported through the Safe2Say

Something Program; and

WHEREAS, The United States Secret Service, National Threat

Assessment Center, released a report that stated:

(1) more than 1 million students have reported being

harassed, threatened or bullied;

(2) eighty percent of school shooters admitted their

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