Safe2Tell July report reveals mental health is a top concern for Colorado students

Denver7 · Aug 11, 2026 · 246 words · By Micah Smith

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What to know about Safe2Tell July report reveals mental health is a top concern for Colorado students

DENVER — The Colorado Attorney General’s office released the final Safe2Tell report for the 2025-2026 school year, highlighting students' concerns heading into the new school year.

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What happened

DENVER — The Colorado Attorney General’s office released the final Safe2Tell report for the 2025-2026 school year, highlighting students' concerns heading into the new school year.

Why it matters

Safe2Tell is a 24/7 confidential reporting system that allows students and school community members to report safety issues.

Common ground

Denver7 anchor Micah Smith breaks down the report in the video below: The July 2026 Safe2Tell report found the system received 591 reports in July, bringing the total number of reports for the school year to 29,302.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/safe2tell-july-report-reveals-mental-hea…

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Claim 1: “The Colorado Attorney General’s office released the final Safe2Tell report for the 2025-2026 school year”

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The provided evidence includes general information about the Colorado Attorney General and unrelated academic calendars for 2025-2026, but no source confirms the release of a specific Safe2Tell report for that school year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The attorney general of Colorado is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. The o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Attorney_General

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Scheffel is an American politician and a former Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate. First elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2008, Scheffel represented Senate District 4 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Scheffel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steve King (born December 12, 1965) is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006 and served until January 2011. King was elected to the Colorad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_King_(Colorado_legislato…

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Claim 2: “bringing the total number of reports for the school year to 29,302.”

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No evidence provided mentions the total number of reports (29,302) for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Claim 3: “The July 2026 Safe2Tell report found the system received 591 reports in July”

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While sources confirm the existence of Safe2Tell, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific report from July 2026 or the number 591.

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web search NEUTRAL — Safe2Tell provides a safe and anonymous way to report safety concerns in Colorado. Available 24/7 by phone, web, app, or text.
https://safe2tell.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — Safe2Tell provides an anonymous way for students, parents, school staff and community members to report concerns regarding their safety or the safety of others.
https://co.colorado.gov/report-threatening-behaviors-anonymo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Safe2Tell was founded on the idea that early intervention is the key to preventing violence and saving lives. The program promotes early intervention by serving as a relay of information between peopl…
https://safe2tell.org/what-we-do/

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Claim 4: “one report came from a person who said a student was experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harming, dealing with mental health issues, and using substances.”

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A Denver7 report mentions that Safe2Tell is a reporting system and that mental health is a top concern, but the specific detail about a single report involving suicidal ideation, self-harm, and substance use is not explicitly corroborated across multiple sources in the provided text, though it aligns with the general nature of the reports described in the Denver7 snippet.

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web search NEUTRAL — Suicidal ideation, or suicidal thoughts, is the thought process of having ideas or ruminations about the possibility of dying by suicide. It is not a diagnosis but is a symptom of some mental disorder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidal_ideation

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web search NEUTRAL — Safe2Tell is a 24/7 confidential reporting system that allows students and school community members to report safety issues. Denver7 anchor Micah Smith breaks down the report in the video below
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/safe2tell-july-repor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Young adults experiencing suicidal ideation (SI) are increasingly using crisis text services (CTSs), a free and accessible option for crisis intervention.
https://mental.jmir.org/2026/1/e89836

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Claim 5: “Safe2Tell is a 24/7 confidential reporting system that allows students and school community members to report safety issues.”

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Multiple independent sources (Safe2Tell home page, Colorado.gov, and a Denver7 news report) confirm that Safe2Tell is a 24/7 confidential/anonymous reporting system for students and the school community to report safety concerns.

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Claim 6: “The report found the most frequently reported concerns were mental health (19.1%), school safety (13.5%), abuse and exploitation (13.2%), and bullying (8.3%).”

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One web search result ('Safe2Tell report highlights July interventions...') explicitly lists the percentages for mental health (19.1%), school safety (13.5%), abuse and exploitation (13.2%), and bullying (8.3%). No other independent source corroborates these specific statistics.

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Claim 7: “A suicide assessment was completed, and law enforcement created a safety plan with the parents of the student.”

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The evidence provides general information on how to create suicide safety plans and assessments, but does not confirm that a specific safety plan was created for the student mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — How to Create a Suicide Safety Plan - Verywell Mind.
https://www.verywellmind.com/suicide-safety-plan-1067524

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web search NEUTRAL — While suicide isn’t genetic, the suicide of a biological loved one does increase your risk of considering suicide yourself. What psychiatric conditions are associated with suicide? Some psychiatric co…
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/suicide

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web search NEUTRAL — The questions and commentaries in this self-assessment originate in the referenced work of others and my clinical experience. Therefore, I use the preferred “best response” option—not the customary an…
https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/87347/depression/h…

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Claim 8: “The report also found false reports remained historically low at 1.8%.”

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The provided evidence does not mention the percentage of false reports or the figure 1.8%.

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