E77
Active Students, Active Minds
From Better Leaders Better Schools · Hosted by Daniel Bauer
Episode summary
In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools: Lauren Cikara is the Director of K-12 Initiatives at Active Minds. Prior to that, she worked for the Colorado School of Public Health School recruiting schools to participate in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), Colorado's Youth Risk Behaviour Survey (YRBS), and Smart Source. She is a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusive school board policies and ensures the work she is a part of has an equitable and intersectional lens.
Original publisher description
Lauren Cikara is the Director of K-12 Initiatives at Active Minds. Prior to that, she worked for the Colorado School of Public Health School recruiting schools to participate in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), Colorado's Youth Risk Behaviour Survey (YRBS), and Smart Source. She is a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusive school board policies and ensures the work she is a part of has an equitable and intersectional lens. Show Highlights Must hear student campaigns that expand the generational lens surrounding mental health. Peer to peer approach for mental health education school's can easily adopt. Active Academy students create policies that take control of their mental health. Build a student coalition for moving through the system. Be a "youth champion" to provide life skills, support and tools to children. Change the conversations and destigmatize mental health with this next step. Rethink your learning environment with "Stressless Weeks." "For the students, I would say speak your truth and say it louder for people in the back. We don't sometimes listen to the stories that our youth are telling us, their experiences and how they advocate for their lived experience. For...