2025 Advisor Conference / Hope for the Future, Together We Thrive

On behalf of Hope Squad, thank you for your interest in presenting at the National Hope Squad Advisor Conference, 2025. Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program that seeks to foster human connection, community and hope, to save lives. We are currently accepting proposals for the 2025 National Hope Squad Advisor Conference. Each session will be 60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.

The sessions will be presented live. Presentation Guidelines:

1. Presenters must be a Hope Squad Advisor, a Community Mental Health Partner, mental health professional, or Foundation partner.

2. Presenters may not solely promote, advertise, or endorse a specific product or service.

3. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Incomplete proposals will not be considered.

Below you will find some topic categories that we are asking proposals to cover. While these are overarching categories, here are some content suggestions to consider.

• Hope Week
• Hope Squad as a Class
• Harnessing Outside Support Working with Faculty
• Grant Writing
• Parent Engagement
• How to Include Diverse Populations
• How to Impact School Mental Wellness
• Monthly Mental Health Activities
• How to Support Multiple Squads at a Time
• How to be A Great Hope Squad Administrator
• Building Administrator Support
• A Superintendents Perspective
• The Advisor Community
• How to Support Your Hope Squad Advisor
• My Favorite Lessons
• Balancing being an Advisor & Your Campus Role
• Advisor Community Microlessons
• Utilizing the Resource for New & Current Advisors
• Mental Health Partnerships

This is not an exclusive list, so be creative! What would you find helpful as an advisor? All submissions must be received by 2/28/2025.