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Virginia public schools now required to install STOP THE BLEED® Kits after new state law

Stop The Bleed Coalition | April 9 2025

Virginia has become the 15th state to pass bleeding control legislation, joining national effort to improve trauma response before EMS arrives.

House Bill 1700 ([link removed]) , signed into law March 21 by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, mandates that STOP THE BLEED® kits be stored in easily accessible locations at all public elementary and high schools in Virginia. The law also requires local school boards to implement a bleeding control program. Placement of the kits will be coordinated with division safety officials or local first responders to ensure rapid access during an emergency.

This is a huge step to insure that school communities are prepared for any bleeding emergency.
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What can you do now to prepare for STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day?

STOP THE BLEED® Project | April 2025

We wanted to provide a comprehensive list of everything you can do now to begin preparing and to participate in this year’s STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day activities!

Everyone:
* Create your plan for participating in this year’s NEW 2025 STOP THE BLEED® Trainathon. Are you licensed to teach classes? Can you help instructors and organizations in your area spread the word about their classes? Can you join your first STOP THE BLEED® class or refresh your skills?
* Download and print out the Raise Your Hand poster so you can participate in the Raise Your Hand campaign on STOP THE BLEED® Day by posting a photo of yourself with your poster on social media
* Think: What is your STOP THE BLEED® Story? What made you get involved with the campaign? Have you experienced or witnessed a STOP THE BLEED® save? During STOP THE BLEED® Month, take a short video of yourself telling us about your STOP THE BLEED® story, we’ll be re-sharing these videos on our own social accounts.
* Listen to the STOP THE BLEED® Podcast to get up to date on all of the updates and programs available this STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day while also finding inspiration in the stories of our various guests
* Follow our social accounts to make sure you stay up to date on all things STOP THE BLEED® Month and Day this year! You can find our official accounts at the bottom of this email.

Licensed Instructors and Organizations:
* Create your plan for teaching STOP THE BLEED® classes during the NEW 2025 STOP THE BLEED® Trainathon. The Stop The Bleed Coalition has created a FREE Checklist of the steps you need to take to be ready for the Trainathon. Licensed Instructors and Organizations can access this checklist in their portals under Training Aids at stopthebleedcoalition.org
* Organizations: begin preparing or submit your application for our STOP THE BLEED® Grant Program

Ambassadors:
* Think about ways YOU can spread the word about STOP THE BLEED® Day this year! Use your Ambassador Toolkit as a resource.

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New! STOP THE BLEED® Podcast Episode

STOP THE BLEED® Project | April 2025

Check out the latest STOP THE BLEED® Podcast episode and listen to a powerful conversation with Travis Coleman, a Missouri school teacher turned activist. After spending two years researching dozens of school shootings, Travis began drafting proposals aimed at both preventing violence and saving lives. But it was his visit to Uvalde and witnessing the pain first hand that became a turning point. Driven to do more, Travis launched his non-profit, Safer Schools for Safer Smiles, which champions school safety policies and advocates for legislation requiring STOP THE BLEED® kits in schools.
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Thanks for reading! We’ll see you next month.

-Stop The Bleed Coalition


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The Coalition is a community of individuals and organizations who are passionate about the STOP THE BLEED® campaign. The Coalition’s goal is to support the growth and impact of the campaign by providing access to information and services to the growing STOP THE BLEED® community as well as financial support to the STOP THE BLEED® Project.

STOP THE BLEED® is a campaign to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. It is a public/private partnership led by the Department of Defense and many other stakeholders, including the Stop the Bleed Coalition.

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