Source: Utah School SafeUT Model Policy

Summary

Utah State Board of Education model policy defining SafeUT roles for schools. It operationalizes the statute's counselor standard in school-facing language.

Useful Claims

• SafeUT is defined as the crisis line established in Section 53B-17-1202.
• A SafeUT Counselor means a masters-level mental health counselor employed by HMHI at the University of Utah who receives SafeUT chats and tips.
• Schools must maintain Designated Contacts reachable by SafeUT Counselors when a student is at imminent risk of harm to self or others.

Verbatim

"SafeUT means the crisis line established in Section 53B-17-1202." — Definitions

"SafeUT Mental Health Counselor, referred to herein as "SafeUT Counselor," means masters-level mental health counselor employed by HMHI at the University of Utah who receives all SafeUT chats and tips." — Definitions

Reliability Notes

Primary tier agency policy document. Defines operational vocabulary schools use with SafeUT; does not publish program-wide outcome statistics.

Related Pages

• SafeUT
• Source: Utah HB373 (2019) — SafeUT Crisis Line Statute