Reasons to tell

Mental health resources

• Help a friend! Submit a report— link to submit a tip
• Mental health services in SD by county-- https://dss.sd.gov/behavioralhealth/agencycounty.aspx
• Crisis help lines-- https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/tools-resources/index.htm
• Is your friend talking about suicide? Informational document-- https://sptsusa.org/teens/when-a-friend-is-talking-about-suicide-by-christine-henderson/
• Save a Friend: Tips to Prevent Suicide-- https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-safety-and-crisis/mental-health-resources/preventing-youth-suicide/save-a-friend-tips-for-teens-to-prevent-suicide

Difference between Reporting and Tattling/Snitching

• Tattling is reporting someone’s wrongdoing when the situation is safe or to intentionally get someone in trouble.
• Saying something is alerting a trusted adult that a situation is not safe and that someone or yourself need help. Saying something is protecting someone else or yourself from harm and showing concern for others.
• https://childmind.org/article/tattling-telling-teaching-kids-report-broken-rule/