About

Made by SafeBAE.

chokinghazard.org is a campaign from SafeBAE, a survivor-founded, youth-led national organization working to prevent sexual assault and dating violence among middle and high school students. It gives young people, parents and the adults who work with them the facts about choking during sex, and what to do about it.

A group of SafeBAE students in tie-dye SafeBAE shirts, smiling and making faces on a front porch
SafeBAE student leaders
Our story

Safe Before Anyone Else.

Young people experience sexual violence at extremely high rates, yet most schools and communities fail to offer education about how to prevent it. SafeBAE was founded to change that.

Teen survivors came together during the filming of the Peabody Award-winning Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy. None of them had ever received meaningful education about consent, Title IX, or how to recognize and prevent sexual violence, so they set out to build what they never had: a way to stop what happened to them from happening to anyone else.

That is why the “BAE” in SafeBAE stands for Before Anyone Else, and why the work starts in middle and high school.

Our full story → #ForDaisy →
2016

SafeBAE was founded by teen survivors.

3,500+

Certified Peer Educators.

75+

SafeBAE clubs in schools each year.

Why we made this site

Most young people first hear about it from porn or friends.

Choking during sex has become common among young people, often starting before college. Songs, books and shows present it as a joke, a turn-on or a sign of romance, and they almost never show the harm.

We made chokinghazard.org so young people and the adults around them can find the facts in one place: what choking does to the brain and body, why there is no safe way to do it, and what to do if it happens.

Learn the facts →
Warning label: choking is a hazard. May cause serious injury or death. chokinghazard.org
More from SafeBAE

Free resources for students, schools and families.

For students

Certified Peer Educator TrainingSelf-paced online training on consent and preventing sexual violence. SafeBAE ClubsStart or join a SafeBAE club at your school. BAE Skills LabShort activities on consent, boundaries and relationships. Reform Your School’s PolicyHow students can push for a better sexual misconduct policy. Title IXYour rights at school after sexual harassment or assault.

For schools

Request a ProgramBring SafeBAE to your school. Consent CurriculumClassroom lessons on consent and healthy relationships. Accountability TrainingFor students learning to take responsibility for harm. Professional DevelopmentTraining for faculty and staff. School Policy Reform GuideImproving how your school handles sexual misconduct.

Watch, read and get support

Video LibrarySafeBAE films, with teaching guides for classrooms. PostersPosters to put up at school. PodcastsConversations with SafeBAE. Myths & FactsCommon myths about sexual violence, and the facts. Survivor SupportWhere to find help after sexual violence.
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Vibe Check

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Open Vibe Check → For parents: Check Their Vibe guide (PDF)