In an era filled with news stories about high school aged students facing violence and increasing reports of self-harm, Quwiyya Folaji knew she wanted to help keep her fellow high schoolers safe.

So Quwiyya joined Stagg High School’s Sandy Hook Promise’s SAVE Promise Club as a way to spread the word about how violence was affecting students, and how to prevent it. The school has a “Say Something” program where students watch a video made by club members about how to recognize signs of potential violence and how to step up and tell an adult.

They also make banners urging their peers to say something and invite first responders to events to share resources with students, said Quwiyya, junior at the school in Palos Hills. And they have a Trusted Adult Tuesday table for lunch periods during

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