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Spearfish Middle School students introduce Hope Squad peer-support program to board
Summary
Middle school students and counselors presented Hope Squad, a peer-support suicide-prevention program, saying the South Dakota Helpline will fund the program for the first three years and ongoing curriculum costs are estimated at about $650 per year.
Spearfish Middle School students and counselors presented the Hope Squad peer-support program at the Jan. 13 Spearfish School District 40-2 board meeting, describing it as a student-led mental-health initiative that trains peers to identify emotional distress and connect classmates to trusted adults.
The presentation said Hope Squad trains nominated students to recognize signs of mental distress, provide peer check-ins and guide friends to adult help when needed. Counselors Amber Kaplan and Tika…
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