Youth First: A Longitudinal Impact Evaluation

Inclusion Criteria: * All students enrolled in 7th or 8th grades at one of the schools selected for the study. School Selection Criteria are: * Government-run schools classified as rural and located in Darbhanga or Patna districts * Have a minimum of 30 students enrolled in each of 7th and 8th Standards * Have a high level of commitment from the principal to implement Youth First in both 7th and 8th grades, including willingness to have their teachers attend the training sessions and take the time to carry out the weekly sessions with the students. * Have a high level commitment from the teachers of 7th and 8th Standards to participate in Youth First sessions, which includes taking part in all 3 trainings and holding weekly Youth First sessions. * Have a physical space regularly available in which sessions could be held (relatively private and quiet, clean and uncluttered) * Have a regular student teacher ratio of 50:1 or below (based on data reported in U-DISE) * Accessible by a bus or taxi ride not greater than 3 hours from the nearest urban center. * Classified as rural school by the Bihar Education Program Council Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria for students. School exclusion criteria are: * Have experienced a delay in starting the school year in AY2017/18. * Have experienced extensive flooding in AY2017/18. * Currently implementing a similar emotional resilience or life skills program in the middle school levels. * Located in Naxal-affected area