SafeUT app reports highest level of tips ever received

SALT LAKE CITY — The SafeUT app reported the highest level of threat-related tips ever during the 2025 fiscal year, including nearly 200 emergency intervention tips involving suicide. The 2025 annual SafeUT report describes 342 emergency interventions involving the SafeUT app, including 199 involving suicide, 127 involving harm or harming others, and 16 involving harm or harming self and others. The report said:

• Only 71 (36%) of the suicide interventions required law enforcement or emergency medical services, with the remaining 128 (64%) deescalated by SafeUT counselors.
• Only 27 (21%) of the harm for others interventions required law enforcement or emergency medical services, with the remaining 100 (79%) deescalated by SafeUT counselors.
• Only 6 (38%) of the harm for self and others interventions required law enforcement or emergency medical services, with the remaining 10 (62%) deescalated by SafeUT counselors.

The app's success in deescalating approximately 70% of all emergency incidents highlights the effectiveness of the resource provided for the approximately 1.9 million users. Over the 2025 fiscal year, SafeUT also chatted with more than 24,000 K-12 and higher education individuals and took more than 8,000 non-emergency tips.The 2025 report explains that suicide was the most reported concern on the SafeUT app, with 1926 tips from K-12 students and 27 tips from higher education students, up 18% overall from 2024. Bullying was the second highest category for K-12 students, with 1714 tips received, while mental health was the second highest category for higher education students, with 13 tips received. SafeUT was originally launched in 2016 to Utah's middle and high schools in response to the 2014 School Safety Tip Line Commission legislation (S.B. 232) and the 2015 School Safety and Crisis Line legislation (S.B. 175). Starting in 2018, the app was expanded to access both elementary schools and colleges, while in 2019, a version of the app was made available for National Guard members. A third version was released in 2020 to support Utahns working in healthcare, fire/emergency services, law enforcement, corrections, public safety dispatch and the families of each group. As the app has grown, SafeUT launched a redesigned website in 2025 to allow users to more easily chat with professionals or submit tips online. The website also features resources that can be used to help individuals, children or students.

Suicide prevention resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or exhibiting warning signs, call, text, or chat the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 which is answered 24/7/365 by crisis counselors at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. All calls to legacy crisis hotlines, including the old National Suicide Prevention hotline, 1-800-273-8255, will also connect to a crisis care worker at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute as well.

Additional resources

• SafeUT: Parents, students, and educators can connect with a licensed crisis counselor through chat by downloading the SafeUT app or by calling 833-3SAFEUT (833-372-3388)
• SafeUT Frontline: First responders, including firefighters, law enforcement, EMS, and healthcare professionals can chat with a licensed crisis counselor at no cost 24/7/365 by downloading the SafeUT Frontline app.
• SafeUTNG: Members of the National Guard can chat with a licensed crisis counselor at no cost 24/7/365 by downloading the SafeUTNG app.
• Utah Warm Line: For non-crisis situations, when you need a listening ear as you heal and recover from a personal struggle, call 1-833 SPEAKUT 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• TheHuntsman Mental Health Institute offers a wide variety of programs and services including suicide prevention and crisis services, hospital treatment, therapy & medication management, substance Use & addiction recovery, child & teen programs, and maternal mental health services including birth trauma, pregnancy loss, infertility, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
• LiveOnUtah.org is a statewide effort to prevent suicide by promoting education, providing resources, and changing Utah’s culture around suicide and mental health. They offer resources for faith based groups, LGBTQ+, youth, employers, firearm suicide prevention, and crisis and treatment options.

Counties in Utah provide services for mental health and substance use disorders. Centers are run by the thirteen Local Mental Health and Substance Use Authorities all across the state and offer therapy, substance use disorder treatment, support groups, mobile services, youth treatment, and more.  These resources and more information can be found here: https://www.uacnet.org/behavioralhealth.

Other community-based resources

• NAMI Utah provides education, support and advocacy for individuals and families impacted by mental illness.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers prevention programs, public education, support for loss survivors, and fundraising for research.
• Encircle Utah: LGBTQ+ family and youth resource center.
• Utah Pride Center empowers Utah’s diverse LGBTQ+ community.
• The Trevor Project: LGBTQ teen resource center.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health
• Latino Behavioral Health Services
• Center for Workplace Mental Health offers suicide prevention and response for employers.

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