Faced with a developing mental health crisis afflicting India’s youth, ConsciousLeap, a holistic mental wellbeing platform, has emerged as a light of hope. The platform is dedicated to supporting children and young people to achieve long-term life success goals in the face of increasing social media pressures, economic problems, and educational expectations.
Recent studies have thrown light on the gravity of the situation: around 5 crore youngsters in India suffer from mental health illnesses, and an alarming number do not seek treatment. Furthermore, the Indian Council of Medical Research reports that 12-13% of schoolchildren experience mental, emotional, and communicative difficulties. In actuality, the numbers are significantly higher. The consequences are dire, with one teenager committing suicide every hour in India, highlighting the critical need for effective remedies.
ConsciousLeap is tackling these difficulties straight on by incorporating artistic and scientifically supported approaches into the school system. ConsciousLeap’s Wellspire™️ programme offers a curriculum tailored to youngsters aged 10 to 14, reaching 3500 students in 55 schools. This programme combines experiential learning and introspective strategies to lay the groundwork for long-term well-being.
The curriculum spans three years and focuses on positive psychology, social-emotional learning, and 21st-century life skills, as supported by the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The hybrid distribution architecture enables scalability and accessibility while minimising expenses and optimising student and teacher bandwidth.
Students who participated in the Wellspire™️ programme reported considerable positive changes. The Head Counsellor of Springdale Schools, Lucknow said, “The Wellspire™️ programme has been such a unique experience for the students. They enjoyed the activities as well as class discussions. This will surely leave its impact and the students will view life differently as latent learning sprouts.” The programme has been implemented in all government schools in Uttarakhand. The programme has been translated into Hindi, Gujarati, and English for greater reach and inclusion, with plans to include more regional languages.
The ConsciousLeap Wellbeing Foundation, a non-profit organisation under section 8, is dedicated to promoting emotional health and well-being among children from poor communities. Their objective is to assist young brains reach their full potential through introspective and experiential activities. The ConsciousLeap Wellbeing Foundation’s Wellspire™ programme promotes a positive mentality and life skills among youngsters. The programme also helps children overcome obstacles and accept failure. They aspire to make a substantial influence on the lives of persons in lower socioeconomic strata by supporting the Foundation’s objectives and partnering with grant donors, ensuring access to comprehensive programmes for their well-being.
The WHO’s advice to incorporate fundamental life skills such as stress management, problem resolution, and emotional management into worldwide school curricula emphasises the need for such programmes. ConsciousLeap’s efforts are consistent with these criteria, offering practical solutions to help students negotiate the stresses and complexities of modern life.
“At ConsciousLeap, we believe not just in empowering the next generation with awareness of life skills but also providing them with the essential tools to sustain their wellbeing. This holistic approach is crucial both for individual wellbeing and for the welfare of our society at large,” said Founder of ConsciousLeap, Sanjay Desai.
To summarise, ConsciousLeap is not only revolutionising educational approaches to mental health, but it is fundamentally changing how society as a whole helps its youngest members in developing resilience and achieving mental wellbeing. Given the global difficulty of mental health in today’s fast-paced, high-pressure environment, this holistic approach has the potential to serve as a model for similar projects worldwide.
By: Namit Pandey
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