Elyssa’s Mission is thrilled to offer the Hope Squad Program free of cost to elementary, middle and high schools in Illinois. Our team provides hands-on support at every phase of the program: planning, training, implementation, and data collection. We collect valuable data to demonstrate students’ learning and highlight positive outcomes stemming from the program. We further fund supplies for our partnering Hope Squads to promote mental health awareness and their suicide prevention efforts. Our goal is to positively impact school communities by reducing stigma around mental health and make suicide prevention part of the school’s culture.
What is Hope Squad?
Hope Squad is a school-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention program that empowers, trains and mentors peer nominated students to perform intentional outreach with fellow students.
We are proud to bring this program to your school free of cost thanks to TCI and our generous donors.
Partnership Details
We are proud to bring this program to your school free of cost
- Provide Year-Round Support for New and Returning schools (including support during meetings)
- Provide Yearly Curriculum and Support from Hope Squad Staff
- Provide T-shirts for Advisors and Squad Members
- Provide funding for Hope Week
Partnership Requirements
- Must be actively implementing the SOS Program with Elyssa’s Mission
- Maintain Integrity of the Program
- Fill out Hope Squad Surveys
(Student pre- and post-survey, data collection survey, Advisor End of the Year Survey) - Fill out Elyssa’s Mission End of the Year Survey
- Keep School Protocol’s for a Potentially Suicidal Student and Bullying Updated
Interested in Implementing Hope Squad? Fill out the form below!
Emailing [email protected] directly will not include you in a partnership with us.
This program is limited to current Elyssa’s Mission School Partners* with only a certain number of available slots each school year.
*Elementary Schools wishing to implement the program do not have to be an Elyssa’s Mission School Partner to apply.