Yuva School Life Skills Programme: its Role in Promoting Physical and Mental Well-Being of Students

Youth United for Victory on AIDS-School Life Skills Programme (YUVA-SLP) was launched by Department of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi along with State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT). The objectives of the study were to understand the initiatives taken up by Government of India to promote the wellbeing of youth, to explore the understanding of teachers about the challenges and problems faced by adolescents, to understand the role of YUVA-SLP in students' lives and to examine its implementation in schools. The study conducted with Quasi-Experimental research design using semi-structured interview method; sample of 78 students were selected through purposive sampling. Content analysis was used for finding out results. The results showed that the ideas presented in the YUVA-SLP modules are for ideal conditions. The study concludes that the teachers did not have proper understanding of overall well-being of students. As well as students did not trust their teachers about discussing matters of physical changes they were experiencing. It recommends that YUVA-SLP's content should be reviewed and made suitable for current needs. Teachers should be given proper training and adolescents' well-being need to be the major focus while giving training to teachers.