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Protecting Your Teen from Social Isolation

Protecting Your Teen from Social Isolation

The next in this series of the Grant Us Hope Podcast welcomes back Dr. Courtney Cinko of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She joins host Travis Nipper to talk to us about the challenges of protecting your teen from social isolation during the COVID-19...

COVID-19 Mental Health Concerns & Access to School

COVID-19 Mental Health Concerns & Access to School

The next in this series of the Grant Us Hope Podcast welcomes back Dr. Suzanne Sampang of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She joins host Travis Nipper to talk to us about the challenges of addressing mental health concerns amid access to school...

Video Gaming: Striking a Healthier Balance

Video Gaming: Striking a Healthier Balance

Have a teen who seems to love video games a bit too much? In this episode, host Travis Nipper welcomes Dr. Suzanne Sampang of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center back to tackle the subject. Dr. Sampang addresses the hidden dangers of video gaming, the...

Helping Our Youth Manage Social Media

Helping Our Youth Manage Social Media

This week, Dr. Suzanne Sampang of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center joins host Travis Nipper to discuss the implications of use and overuse of social media for our youth. Dr. Sampang shares the positives and negatives of social media, warning signs to look...

LGBTQ Focus and How Hope Squads Help

LGBTQ Focus and How Hope Squads Help

In this episode, host Travis Nipper welcomes Suzanna Davis of Grant Us Hope and Dr. Andy Buechel of Lighthouse Youth Services to discuss the focus on the unique needs of LGBTQ youth. Dr. Buechel shares details about how the five key areas that the Safe and Supported...

How to Support Students During Pandemic Times

How to Support Students During Pandemic Times

In this episode, host Travis Nipper welcomes administrators from three large Ohio school districts where Hope Squads function. They share what they are seeing as students return (and sometimes return again) for in-person classes. We draw upon their years of experience...

How Hope Squad Changes Culture with Dr. Greg Hudnall

How Hope Squad Changes Culture with Dr. Greg Hudnall

In How Hope Squad Changes Culture, Dr. Greg Hudnall the Founder of Hope Squad joins Travis Nipper to discuss the genesis of Hope Squad and what drove him to start the organization. He shares with us the unique relationship that Hope Squad and Grant Us Hope has and how...