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SAVE APPLAUDS ELLISON, BIPARTISAN COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGING CONGRESS TO PROTECT KIDS ONLINE
CEO Erich Mische: Current Congress should pass strong Senate Kids Online Safety Act before its term ends
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SAVE Board Member Cat McKenzie Produces NPR Event on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the Black Community
Minnesota’s Rev. Angela Khabeb Joins National Conversation Hosted by NPR’s Michel Martin BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) Board Member Catherine “Cat” McKenzie is producing NPR’s Morning Edition Presents… Michel Martin Going There, a special live event taking place Thursday, September 24, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michel Martin Going There is a live…
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Opinion | The $200-plus million Meta settlement belongs to Minnesota’s kids, not the general fund
The Legislature should lock this money away in a dedicated account. Last month, Minnesota learned it will receive at least $214 million, and possibly as much as $307 million, from a national settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. It is the largest Big Tech settlement in history, resolving claims that Meta…
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SAVE CEO Erich Mische on Historic $17.1 Billion Meta Settlement with State Attorneys General: “Parents Did This”
Below is a statement from Erich Mische, CEO of SAVE-Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, on today’s historic settlement between Meta and 47 state attorneys general. Erich is available today for interviews, on camera or by phone. “Parents did this. Grieving mothers and fathers who refused to be silent turned their pain into the most consequential…
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Our Students Aren’t Big Tech Guinea Pigs. Our Teachers Aren’t Phone Police.
The Minnesota Unplugged Movement Says Skills Over Screens and Evidence Over Trends. Statewide coalition MN Unplugged hosts its first sponsored event, “Let’s Talk (Intentional) Tech,” Monday September 14 in St. Paul, backed by SAVE, MyPhone by Ooma, the Institute for Families and Technology, and The Rosenberg Center. ST. PAUL, Minn: A growing movement of Minnesota…
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SAVE and the Pavek Museum Present “The Next Broadcast,” a Community Conversation on Protecting Kids in the Age of Social Media and AI
September 12 panel at the Pavek Museum brings together Minnesota legislators and Minnesota parents who have lost children to online harms; special $9.88 admission honors the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (August 5, 2026) SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, and the Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication will host “The Next Broadcast:…
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SENATORS MCCORMICK, KAINE, RICKETTS AND HASSAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN CAMPUS LIFELINE ACT TO STRENGTHEN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Legislation Expands Student-Led Mental Health Programs and Increases Awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced the bipartisan Campus Lifeline Act, legislation to strengthen student mental health and suicide prevention efforts by expanding student-led outreach on college…
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SAVE celebrates today’s passage of Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) at US Senate Commerce Committee
SAVE celebrates today’s passage of Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) at U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s The following is a statement from Erich Mische, CEO of SAVE on Senate Commerce Committee Approval of KOSA “Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reported the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S.1748) favorably out of committee.…
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SAVE Welcomes Senate Markup of Kids Online Safety Act
7/29/2026 Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz said Wednesday that the committee would mark up the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S.1748) next week. SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending the tragedy of suicide, has been working alongside parent advocates to pass this important legislation and protect children and…
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SAVE Blasts Big Tech Obstruction of Minnesota Social Media Warning Label Law
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (July 2, 2026) – SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), one of the leading advocates for passage of Minnesota’s social media warning label law, released the following statement from CEO Erich Mische regarding the NetChoice lawsuit challenging the legislation and delayed implementation of Minnesota’s social media warning label law: “On July 1, Minnesota…
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SAVE Welcomes Bipartisan House Passage of the KIDS Act, Calls on the Senate to Act on KOSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), a Minnesota-based national suicide prevention nonprofit, today welcomed U.S. House passage of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act, H.R. 7757) by a bipartisan vote of 267 to 117 and called on the U.S. Senate to act without delay on the Kids Online Safety…
