Nicole Hockley is a Founder and Managing Director for Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), where she leads and manages the organization’s work, focusing on communications and outreach efforts and frequently serving as its spokesperson.
After the tragic death of her son Dylan, one of 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Nicole is focused on bringing people together in honest dialogue and searching for innovative solutions in the areas of mental health, school safety, community building and gun safety. She came to SHP with an extensive background in strategic marketing and communications for companies in the US and in the UK.
Hockley oversees SHP’s strategic direction and communications, where she works tirelessly to enable social change and promote gun violence prevention.
To date, Nicole has lead SHP to educate and train over 2.5 million youths, teens, and adults in all 50 states through the organization’s four proven “Know the Signs” programs that are offered to schools, youth groups, and community groups at no-cost. Her passionate work has resulted in the prevention of multiple school shooting plots and gun threats, several teen suicides, as well as other violent acts throughout the country.
In addition, Nicole was instrumental in working with BBDO New York on the award-winning PSA “Evan” that generated 2 billion impressions across 33 countries. The campaign championed the message at the heart of SHP’s mission – that gun violence is preventable when one knows the signs, and won 10 coveted Cannes Lions awards.
After Dylan’s death, the Hockley family created Dylan’s Wings of Change, a 501(c)(3) charity with a mission to help children with autism and other related conditions to achieve their full potential, with specific programs on technology, sports & arts and a “Wingman” program that instills leadership and fosters inclusion.
Today, Nicole remains in Sandy Hook with her eldest son, Jake.
SESSIONS
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Thu, Nov 29, 2018 TBC
Sandy Hook Promise Know the Signs
Sandy Hook Promise 1s focused on preventing gun violence (and all violence) BEFORE it happens by educating and mobilizing parents, schools & communities on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals. SHP is a moderate, above-the-politics organization that supports sensible non-policy and policy solutions that protect children and prevent gun violence .Learning Objectives and Participant Outcomes
How to recognize the signs and signals of a person in need of help before they can hurt themselves or others & implement our research-based programs.Learning Objectives
- How to recognize the signs and signals of a person in need of help before they can hurt themselves or others, and before a crisis.
- How to bring research-based programs and practices to help protect children from gun violence in homes schools and communitie
- What you can do to pevent gun-related deaths due to crime, suicide and accidental discharge so that no other parent experiences
Participant Outcomes
- You will be able to identify the best programs to bring to your school or community to help prevent violence and self-harm.
- Identify some warning signs and signals that youth and adults give off before a crises may occur.
- Know how to reach us, and how best to implement our Know the Signs programs via a SHP trainer or a self-led presentation.