Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to another week full of important news headlines.

Monday, October 17th, was declared the first-ever National Body Confidence Day (#PerfectlyMe) by Seventeen magazine as much-needed awareness for early access to mental health resources for school-aged children continues to be on the rise.

Orange Is the New Black star Dascha Polanco reminds us that it isn’t our bodies that are the problem, but the beauty standards society bestows upon us.

Mental health advocates are using modern technology to stamp out negative body image across school-aged girls and as a way to support college students struggling with non-crisis depression.