Substance Abuse in School Children, Prevention & Protection | Akshit Batra | TEDxYouth@DISRiverside

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The talk emphasizes the extent of substance abuse among schoolchildren, and dives into his understanding of the reasons behind it, towards enabling students, teachers and parents to prevent it more effectively - relevant for school students, their parents and educators. Akshit is an alumnus of The Doon School, Dehradun and Hansraj College (B.Com Hons.), University of Delhi. He graduated with an MBA (PGP) from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad with the coveted Torch Bearer Award. His professional pursuits span the automotive retail and education industries. He is a Director in the Family Businesses that operate a network of Honda Two Wheeler Dealerships in Uttarakhand and Punjab. He is the Founder of I Can. India that works towards life skill and soft skill development in the K-12 space. An international bilingual debater and MUNer, Akshit likes to sing and do stand up comedy in his spare time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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