Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Youth Advisory Board member shares what students experience during the first days of school, and what adults can do to truly support them. From anxiety to excitement, every emotion matters.
Hear how creating safe spaces, celebrating accomplishments, and offering encouragement can lead to real breakthroughs.
#BackToSchool #YouthVoices #MentalHealthMatters #SandyHookPromise
Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, SHP’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the life-saving, evidence-informed “Know the Signs” prevention programs, SHP teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. SHP also advances school safety, youth mental health, and responsible gun ownership at the state and federal levels through nonpartisan policy and partnerships. SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise
Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
Youth Advisory Board member shares what students experience during the first days of school, and what adults can do to truly support them. From anxiety to excitement, every emotion matters.
Hear how creating safe spaces, celebrating accomplishments, and offering encouragement can lead to real breakthroughs.
#BackToSchool #YouthVoices #MentalHealthMatters #SandyHookPromise
Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, SHP’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the life-saving, evidence-informed “Know the Signs” prevention programs, SHP teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. SHP also advances school safety, youth mental health, and responsible gun ownership at the state and federal levels through nonpartisan policy and partnerships. SHP is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise
Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
