Building Mental Resilience in Adolescents was a school-based mental well-being workshop organised by The Well-Being Trust on 23 December 2025, held at Salwan Girls Senior Secondary School.
The workshop was attended by 187 students from middle and high school, creating a rare opportunity for large-scale, yet deeply personal, engagement around adolescent emotional well-being.
In school environments where academic performance often takes precedence, this session was designed to gently shift the focus — creating space for emotions, questions, and conversations that students often carry silently.
Led by trained psychologist Avnee Taneja, the workshop was intentionally interactive and discussion-driven. Rather than being lecture-based, the session encouraged students to talk, reflect, and listen, without labels, diagnoses, or clinical language.
The emphasis was on:
The tone throughout the session remained calm, respectful, and judgment-free, allowing students to engage at their own pace.
The impact of the workshop was perhaps best reflected in the words of a visibly emotional Class 8 student, who shared:
“Every child, no matter their age or the stage they are in, needs help because they could be facing traumas, stress, fears, problems in their family or in school. I loved this workshop, and more such workshops should be done for many children in many schools, because we need help, I need help, and I don’t know who to speak to, to get help.”
Her words echoed a reality many adolescents experience: the presence of emotions without a safe outlet to express them.
The response from students underscored the depth of unmet emotional need:
These interactions highlighted that while not all students may speak in a group setting, many are waiting for the right moment and the right person to reach out.
The workshop reaffirmed the importance of embedding emotional safety within school spaces.
It demonstrated that:
Building Mental Resilience in Adolescents stands as a reminder that when young people are permitted to speak, and someone truly listens, meaningful change begins.
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