The Grown-Ups Guide to Girls: How to make girls happier at school

About this episode

Nina Kumar discusses how data reveals insights into girls' mental health at school and offers actionable advice for improving their well-being.

📊🎒 What can data tell us about girls’ mental health at school? Our guest for this short episode shares how science-backed surveys are uncovering the truth about girls’ well-being in the classroom and beyond. Nina Kumar is the co-founder and CEO of Authentic Connections, an organization that works with schools to identify student mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, what is driving them, and how to intervene. The good news is that there is something you can do right now to boost resilience in the girls you care about. Listen to find out. Nina Kumar on LinkedIn · Authentic Connections website · · The International Coalition of Girls’ Schools website · National Coalition of Girls' Schools

People in this episode

Guest: Nina Kumar

Topics covered

• girls' mental health
• school well-being
• resilience
• student support
• data-driven insights

Keywords

• mental health
• girls
• school
• resilience
• depression
• anxiety
• surveys
• intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Authentic Connections, International Coalition of Girls’ Schools, National Coalition of Girls' Schools

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