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Students at Colmer Middle School in Pascagoula spreading hope and positivity through the school’s Hope Squad
9/25/24
Plagued by a Youth Suicide Epidemic, Provo, Utah, Worked Together to Find a Remedy—and Became 2024’s Nicest Place in America
Jackson County Hope Squad students putting smiles on peers’ faces
9/23/24
Hope Squad offers struggling students a listening ear
9/17/24
Suicide prevention program expanding in Medina County
9/12/24
Ponca City Schools launch Hope Squad to give students mental health support
Boise School District increases suicide prevention efforts
9/10/24
Cherokee Co. School District adding six new Hope Squads
9/5/24
How Teen Arya Became a Storyteller for Mental Health & Foster Youth
8/30/24
Students play key role in new program for MS Coast teens struggling with mental health
8/15/24
Cherokee County Schools launch initiative to tackle teen suicide rates
8/13/24
Student-led Hope Squads give students a peer to talk to
6/12/24
Peer-to-peer suicide prevention program helps middle and high school students
5/14/24
What one Utah student learned in Hope Squad helped her save a friend’s life
5/7/24
Hope Squad aims to provide hope to fight suicides
5/5/24
Hope Squad creating community for area students and safe place to talk about their fears
3/25/24
Hope Squads help support student mental health across Wisconsin
3/20/24
More youths are being trained as mental health leaders. It's changing the conversation.
2/22/24
Hope Squads hold training for mental health advocacy, suicide prevention efforts in Utah schools
2/1/24
Hope Squad empowers students to help peers who are contemplating suicide
1/28/24
Student-led network helps address shortage of mental health professionals in schools
1/16/24
Northeast Ohio students opening the conversation on preventing teen suicide
12/21/23
Ohio students hope music video sheds light on teen suicide
12/14/23
My Ascension
12/6/23