Is Hope Squad a suicide prevention program, a mental health program, or a school culture program?

Hope Squad is a school-based suicide prevention program that works through several connected strategies. It builds mental health knowledge and skills, prepares trusted student gatekeepers to notice and connect concerns to adults, and strengthens a school culture where help-seeking, connection, inclusion, and adult support are visible and expected. Those elements work together; the culture-building and mental health components support the program's suicide prevention purpose.