Safe2Tell Wyoming Information

What is Safe2Tell?

SAFE2TELL Wyoming is for YOU to report any threatening behavior that affects you, your friends, your family, or your community. Speak up when a friend needs help!

​How to use the tip-line appropriately:

  • Safe2Tell WY is for students who need to report threats to themselves or others - in a way that keeps them SAFE

  • Safe2Tell WY is CONFIDENTIAL

  • Toll-Free number: 1-844-996-7233 (844-WYO-SAFE)

  • Confidential web reports can be made by clicking Here.

  • Safe2Tell Wyoming also has a FREE mobile app.

  • Download on the Apple Store or Google Play

  • Safe2Tell WY is for serious reports only. It is NOT for pranks or hang-up calls.

  • False reports and blatant misuse of the Safe2Tell WY resource will be investigated.

Students can use Safe2Tell Wyoming to report: bullying, stealing, threats, fights, drugs, alcohol, weapons, sexual misconduct, harassment, stalking, dating violence, cutting, suicidal behaviors, or any other violent or dangerous situations that threaten their safety or the safety of others. It is for the purpose of prevention and intervention, to help keep students safe and healthy. Find more information on concerns facing youth by entering the Student Lounge.

Safe2Tell Reporting

Safe2Tell Wyoming’s tip reporting process is simple. Safe2Tell provides students, parents, and community members a safe way to report information about any issues that concern their safety or the safety of others.

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Key Components:

  • State law guarantees the confidentiality of every caller.

  • Safe2Tell Wyoming is available to all Wyoming schools, students, teachers, and parents.

  • Reports can be made to Safe2Tell Wyoming by calling 1-844-WYO-SAFE (996-7233).

  • Reports can be submitted through Safe2Tell Wyoming’s website by clicking Submit a Tip.

  • Tips may be submitted using a smartphone through the Safe2Tell Wyoming mobile app.

  • Calls to Safe2Tell Wyoming are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by trained Wyoming Highway Patrol Dispatchers.

  • A trained communications officer collects information for the report and assigns a tip number to the reporting party.

  • Every tip submitted to Safe2Tell is thoroughly investigated once given to the appropriate school and/or law enforcement agency.

  • Safe2Tell serves as a conduit for the information received, sending it directly to the school and/or law enforcement for local investigation and/or intervention.

  • Safe2Tell Wyoming uses a unique and highly sophisticated database program that allows for two-way dialogue between the reporting party and the answering point.

  • All information is encrypted, allowing for complete confidentiality.

  • Web reporting and mobile app options allow reporting parties to upload photos and social media posts, which aid law enforcement in conducting thorough investigations.

  • The sophistication of the Safe2Tell Wyoming database system is ever-evolving and helps identify trends of violence in schools and communities.

Students know, long before adults do, what’s occurring in their schools and in communities – including fighting and bullying, substance abuse, dangerous and concerning behaviors, threats, depression, suicide, and self-injury: either witnessed in-person or online. Youth violence, according to the Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence, is a highly visible problem that affects all segments of our society. Because of its impact on victims, their friends and family, and society at large, youth violence has been designated a public health concern, thereby emphasizing the need for coordinated prevention efforts. Communities now focus on collaborative prevention efforts with support from multiple systems: justice, education, health, mental health, and human services. Safe2Tell Wyoming provides a unique bridge between these agencies and the youth who need help to avert an act of violence or injury.

In order to break the code of silence, the Safe2Tell solution works to improve the culture and climate of schools. A vital component of the prevention model is conducting intentional conversations that empower students to speak up without fear of retaliation, embarrassment, or labeling. Safe2Tell Wyoming provides the promise of hope and help.

School Safety

The State of Wyoming, as a result of Sandy Hook and other school tragedies, passed legislation critical to creating safe schools and communities for Wyoming’s youth. In 2016, SF-0097 was passed, which created a tip line for students, educators, parents, and the community to relay information confidentially concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of such activities, to appropriate law enforcement and public safety agencies and school officials. Recognizing information sharing between law enforcement and schools is the key to prevention and intervention the bill allows for the delivery of the information to law enforcement, emergency response personnel, and school district officials as necessary for coordination to address concerns expressed in the tip. Also passed by the State legislature in 2014 for Wyoming schools is the option for schools to execute their crisis management plan as a safety drill or an organized practice event conducted under W.S. 35-9-505.

Safe2Tell Wyoming was designed to help schools identify youth who are struggling in order to prevent violence and tragedies from occurring. Tips submitted to Safe2Tell Wyoming provide schools with a way to gather key information about safety concerns within their schools or communities and use this information to create effective interventions in the lives of students. A key component of the Safe2Tell model in schools is educating and engaging students on what to watch for and what to report while equipping them with the resources to confidentially report concerns. Safe2Tell Wyoming provides training, presentations, resources, and promotional and marketing materials to Wyoming schools to increase awareness around the Safe2Tell model, promoting responsible use of the confidential reporting system.

State law protects the confidentiality of the person who reports the tip. During an investigation, efforts are made to protect this confidentiality. Tips received from the tip line are often forwarded directly to school officials, so schools may proactively intervene before a criminal incident or potential tragedy takes place. The Safe2Tell model is a tool all schools can use, by giving students, parents, and others a means to report anything that concerns their safety.

If a school is dealing with an ongoing problem or a specific incident, they can advertise the tip line, web reporting, and mobile app to students to report any concerns, which helps reduce the time and effort needed to resolve the situation. The very existence of Safe2Tell in schools is a deterrent and can inhibit troublesome behavior from happening in the first place. Safe2Tell Colorado provides an effective safety model allowing schools to focus on educating children and providing a safe learning environment for kids to develop life skills.

Safe2Tell Wyoming offers schools time-saving resources to easily participate and educate students, parents, and staff about the prevention model. Safe2Tell is available to all Wyoming students and community members, regardless of their individual school’s participation.

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Key Benefits for Schools Using the Safe2Tell Model:

  • Proactive intervention prevents incidents before they happen.

  • Confidential tip line saves time investigating incidents.

  • The tip line’s existence inhibits & deters troublesome behavior.

  • 24/7 forwarding of tips enables prompt action & reduces liability.

  • Safe2Tell Wyoming materials support quick & easy implementation.

More Information

Go to the Safe2Tell website for more information about this program.