The mission of the Cassidy Joined for Hope Foundation is to PREVENT TEEN SUICIDE. We will provide resources, support and education to schools and communities in order to save our teens. After losing their beautiful 16 year old daughter, Cassidy, to suicide in 2015, the Hess family created the Cassidy Joined for Hope Foundation to make sure this tragedy does not happen to any other family in their community. Cassidy Joined for Hope, Inc. is a national 501(C)(3) non-profit foundation focused on teen suicide prevention in the schools and community. We recognize that teen suicides are not isolated instances ... but the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24. No community or family is immune.