Cultivating Emotional Well-Being and Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Educators, Students and Communities

"Neha Kirpal, co-founder of InnerHour, Nishit Jain, Vice President - Strategies and Operations at InnerHour, and Pratishtha Trivedi Mirza, Senior Consultant Therapist at InnerHour discuss mental health concerns experienced by students, teachers, parents and professionals during these difficult times. They talked about the increase in prevalence of mental health concerns in the youth and the growing need for mental health resources in the education sector. They also discussed the need to incorporate long-term self-help strategies into our lives and shared strategies to make the transition to virtual schooling easier, some of which include being more self-compassionate, becoming mindful of one's basic needs, setting boundaries, developing support systems, and keeping communication open between students, educators and parents. #MyMindMatters "