H.O.P.E. LAB
For us, hope stands for “Helping Others Provide Empathy.” Our research centers on equipping others to be who they need to be when their help is most needed by persons who are suffering. We strive to make a difference through our research and training… and also promote Hope along the way. Our affiliates help H.O.P.E. happen »
$699,362 is the grant Dr. Laura Shannonhouse and doctoral student Mary Chase Mize received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Two-year project includes partners Drs. Matt Fullen at Virginia Tech and Casey Barrio Minton at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
13 students is the number of students The H.O.P.E. Lab has started with hopeful to promote life and learn about research along the way.
Training with Dr. Robert Rice
1,000
persons trained (students, personnel in schools, universities, healthcare professions, clinical mental health counselors, law enforcement…)
“WHEN EVERYONE STANDS TOGETHER WE SEE A POWERFUL IMAGE THAT ANY GIVEN HELPER IS ONLY ONE PART OF A SUICIDE SAFER COMMUNITY.”–Laura R. Shannonhouse, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Helping Others Provide Empathy
Cobb County School Personnel trained in ASIST.
INTERVENTION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our community partners include members from the Association for Community Living, the Cobb County School District, Decatur City Schools and several professors and researchers at other universities.
“I know that we will be making a difference within our community and eventually the country. I am excited to learn as much as possible under the dedicated leadership of Dr. Laura Shannonhouse.”
–Kiara Exum, first-year graduate student in the School Counseling M.Ed. program.