Kindness resources

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988. Free, confidential, and available 24/7 for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 text-based crisis support from a trained counselor.

Safe2Tell Colorado

Call 1-877-542-7233, or report online — completely anonymous. For any Colorado student to report bullying, threats, or a friend in crisis. No name required.

Colorado Crisis Services

Call or text 988 (or 1-844-493-TALK). Free, confidential support and walk-in centers across Colorado, 24/7/365.

StopBullying.gov

The federal government's guidance for kids, parents, and educators on recognizing, preventing, and responding to bullying.

PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center

Free classroom toolkits, family resources, and youth activism programs to prevent bullying.

Cyberbullying Research Center

Research-based guidance for parents and educators on preventing and responding to online harassment.

Safe2Tell Colorado

Anonymous reporting for any Colorado student, run by the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Call 1-877-542-7233.

NAMI Colorado

The National Alliance on Mental Illness's Colorado chapter — education, support groups, and advocacy.

AFSP Colorado Chapter

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Colorado chapter — prevention programs and survivor support.

Colorado Crisis Services

Statewide behavioral health crisis support. Call or text 988, 24/7/365, with walk-in centers statewide.

At school

• Sit with someone eating alone
• Leave a genuine compliment note in a locker
• Introduce a new student to your friend group
• Thank a teacher or bus driver by name

At home

• Do a sibling's chore without being asked
• Write a letter to a grandparent
• Cook for someone having a hard week
• Really listen for ten minutes, phone down

In your community

• Pay for the person behind you
• Leave a generous review for a small business
• Pick up litter on your block
• Give outgrown clothes directly to a family who needs them

Online

• Leave a genuinely kind comment
• Report cruelty — don't screenshot and share it
• Check in on someone who's gone quiet
• Before you send it: would you say it to their face?