Apoorvi B

Apoorvi started The Happiness Project to address the mental health issues in Delhi's government-run schools. The Happiness Project assesses students’ mental health through a happiness quotient to inform teacher trainings and advocacy strategies to promote both awareness and action around students’ mental health. The tools measure levels of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and body image issues across a study body. This empirical evidence is used to generate awareness and action amongst students, faculty, community members, and school leaders. As of July 2019, Apoorvi has worked with 7 schools that cater to over 1500 students. Moving forward, Apoorvi aspires to use this data to advocate for mental health professionals in Government schools and mandate regular teacher training around adolescent issues at a federal level.