Say Something Anonymous Reporting System

Say Something teaches students, educators, parents and community leaders to:

Warning signs 1.LOOKfor
&Threats 2.ACT IMMEDIATeLY.take it SERIOUSLY. 3. say something to a TRUSTED ADULT

HERE’s how you can help…

• Make Say Something part of your family culture. Ask questions about each other’s day and include questions about each other’s experiences online.
• Talk to your child about warning signs and threats.
  Share what warning signs and threats might look like as well as experiences you have had and ask your child to do the same.
• Model best practices.
  Parents are important role models. Think about your own habits and make sure to display good digital citizenship.
• Be observant and keep an eye on your child’s communication.
  Talk to your child about Say Something and learn to recognize signs in your own child’s expressions and what issues they may be communicating.
• Build your digital literacy skills.
  Become familiar with features on popular social media sites that allow you to report threatening or worrisome behavior. Learn about steps you can take with your child to get help. Ask your child to share what they know with you.
• Share strategies with your child to ensure they “Say Something” and take immediate action. Discuss the pledge with your child and ask how
  you can help them maintain their pledge to
  “Say Something.”

Sometimes students are afraid to speak out because they think they will be considered a snitch or be alienated or physically hurt. This is why Say Something teaches children the difference between telling on someone and saying something to get help.

Caring for each other is a value we promote in school and beyond, both in face-to-face interactions and online.

We are sending this brief guide to parents because we hope that the conversation will continue at home and throughout
the community.

• Discuss the difference between saying something and telling on someone.
  Explain that telling on someone is purposely trying to get someone in trouble but saying something is getting someone help.
• Share your story.
  Tell your child a story about a time that you took action and it made a difference. What happened? How did you feel afterwards?
• Be there for your child.
  – Remind your child that you are there for them if theyneed someone to talk to.
  – Let your child know that if they come to you witha concern, you will take the concern seriously and

  act immediately to get help.
  – Help your child identify other trusted adults in

  school, the community and church.

  Resources: For additional tips and information visit these websites:

  Common Sense Media: Parent Concerns Nemours: Teaching Kids to be Smart about Social Media
  CDC Injury Prevention and Control: Division of Violence Prevention

  National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Preventing Youth Suicide:
  Tips for Parents & Educators

Say Something teaches youth and teens, grades 6-12, how to recognize warning signs and threat especially on social media from individuals who may want to hurt themselves or others. Say Something teaches them how and why to go to a trusted adult to get help.

Students and their peers are actively involved in communities offline and in social media, but sometimes they don’t understand what they are seeing.