Connect. Learn. Support. Prevent.
Many students today face moments of deep struggle, and schools are on the front lines of support. With SafeSide, educators gain the tools and confidence to meet these challenges—building resilience, fostering connection, and creating a shared approach that helps every student feel seen, supported, and safe.
Rachael Holloman, the Senior Director of the Georgia DBHDD Office of Federal Grants and Suicide Prevention, reflects on the unique pressures facing today's students, and why the educators who show up for them every day deserve the same tools and support as any other frontline workforce
Core Connections Testimonials
Being prepared to respond with confidence and care
Everyone has a role to play — it starts with knowing what to do. SafeSide Schools unites teachers, coaches, aides, and staff with one shared approach.
Core Connections
Proven to strengthen team cohesion, reduce suicide risk, and decrease disciplinary problems.
SafeSide CARE
A tiered approach creates a shared language and clear, role-specific actions so every adult knows how to respond.
Policy and Documentation
Best practices ensure consistent, evidence-based suicide prevention across your district.
Liz, a school liaison, conducts a person-centered risk assessment with 15-year-old Selena, who is experiencing suicidal ideation after intimate photos were shared at school without her consent. This short snippet showcases the real-life clinical demonstrations that teachers and education staff face when supporting and maintaining rapport with young people.
Safety and Resilience Starts Here. Results prove it.
Families look for safety, educators seek support, and boards value results. SafeSide helps meet each of these needs by providing practical tools that strengthen school communities without adding extra burden.
Learn More About Each Program
SafeSide CARE Testimonials
Frequently Asked Questions
A program that combines student suicide prevention with staff wellness support. It strengthens team cohesion and helps schools keep their best staff. SafeSide Schools addresses three goals: building staff resilience and connection, ensuring staff are ready to respond to students in crisis, and implementing best practices in policy and documentation.
Services engage with SafeSide in different ways depending on their goals, workforce needs, and service setting. Some organizations begin with a single workshop or program, while others build longer-term partnerships focused on practice consistency, workforce support, implementation, or culture change across teams and systems.
Once you connect with us, you’ll be guided through a simple step-by-step process — starting with a call to understand your goals, followed by planning and building the right pathway for your context. You can read more about the full process on our What to Expect page.
SafeSide Conversations is delivered as a 60-minute eCourse for all school faculty and staff, followed by six short Skills Practice simulations completed throughout the year to reinforce learning. SafeSide CARE: School Mental Health is delivered as a 4-hour workshop for mental health staff and supervisors. Core Connections is delivered in interactive group sessions — full or half-day — for teams.
CARE: Built on 15+ years of suicide prevention research.
Core Connections: Proven in randomized controlled trials with military personnel, showing reduced depression, suicide risk, and occupational problems.
Priced per school building—often less than one day of substitute coverage.
All Staff: 60-min eCourse + 60-min Skills Practice (six short simulations throughout the year)
Mental Health Staff & Supervisors: 4-hour SafeSide CARE workshop
All Staff Wellbeing: Full or half-day Core Connections
Every Conversation Matters. Every Person Can Help.
Every school will face moments of challenge with students - it’s not a question of if, but when. SafeSide gives your staff the confidence and tools to be ready, so students feel supported when they need it most.