Sammy & Friends was born out of a desire to empower kids to gain knowledge and practices, so they are better prepared to keep themselves safe, through a trauma informed approach.

Every day kids go out into the world to learn, adapt, and grow with the help and support of caring adults. Kids know how to put on a seatbelt, look both ways before crossing the road, and wash their hands. Unfortunately, some of the bigger topics like lockdown drills, fire drills, and earthquake drills can be difficult for adults to teach and kids to learn.

Sammy & Friends makes traveling this path a little easier by providing trauma informed curriculum, training, and coaching to school staff and students along with children’s books for parents and caring adults.

These resources provide guidance on how to have a safe conversation with kids to address the big questions they have that aren’t getting answered; like what happens if a person who isn’t supposed to be in their school gets in.

When big questions go unanswered, they don’t go away, they sit in silence and fear with the kids.

Sammy & Friends helps support adults to safely lift the veil of silence on these scary thoughts while empowering kids with concrete ways to keep themselves safe through developmentally appropriate stories and tools.