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>> reporter: how does we r h.o.p.e. function? >> we can see 12 students every five days, for 60 to 90 days. then they rotate out and we get another group in. typically we see kids because of behavior, acting out in class. we teach that thoughts create emotions which impact our behavior. >> before we r h.o.p.e. came to our school four years ago, we had two school counselors for roughly 300 kids. we did our best but it was not enough. we r h.o.p.e. supplies the missing pieces. >> reporter: we gathered at the heartland diner to hear from the kids themselves. >> how many people felt more anxiety o...

I'm still here. my purpose right now is to make sure that there's not another kid on this planet that has to feel the way that i felt. >> how's it going? >> good. >> are you guys excited? >> yeah. >> i'm excited too. >> reporter: how does we are hope function in this school? >> we have a coach in a school for six hours, we could see 12 students five days a week for about 60 to 90 days. then we rotate them out and get another 12 students in. it's very individualized. typically when we see our kids, it's because of a behavior, blowing out of class, not doing your homework. we work backwards from...

To their moods and mental health and then i personally remember being a teenager and for me those were turbulent years. between the time i was 15 and 17, i lived in six different houses. there was a lot of upheaval and it did end up affecting my mental health. >> did you have some of the same issues. >> i struggled significantly with anxiety in my 20s, i was hopeless alone and i made a deal with myself that i was going to go to the local park and just end everything. and i woke up and i was like, i'm still here. i'm still here. my purpose right now is to make sure that there is not another kid...