Ivy Tech Community College’s and IUPUC’s Hope Squad is working to prevent suicide and to increase the public’s awareness of the issue this week.

From 6 to 8 p.m. tonight a speaker from the Life Recovery Center of Indianapolis will be available at the schools. The Life Recovery Center is an outpatient facility specializing in the treatment of substance abuse, mental health, problem gambling, domestic violence, and related issues.

That will be in the auditorium at the Columbus Learning Center.

The Hope Squad is a group of students, faculty and staff at the schools working to prevent suicides. The work is funded by a grant from Heritage Fund – The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County.