20% of middle-school aged girls feel depressed.
SMART Girls
- A program from the Boys and Girls Club
- Part of SMART (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) Moves curriculum
- It specifically aims to help girls build self-esteem and self-worth, and learn to nurture their own mental and physical well-being.
- Two modules exist within the program, one for girls ages 8-12 and one for girls ages 13-17
- Within each module the program focuses on two topics, “It’s Your Body” and “Take Care of Your Body”
