Study evaluates the effectiveness of universal school-based mindfulness training
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School-based mindfulness training, universally applied across the UK in a bid to boost teen mental health and wellbeing, probably isn't warranted, suggest the results of a cluster of 5 studies, published online in a special issue of Evidence-Based Mental Health.
The overall evidence for the effectiveness of the approach, as delivered in its current format, is weak, show the latest studies from the My Resilience in Adolescence (MYRIAD) trial, involving thousands of teens and hundreds of teachers across the UK.
And while there are some benefits for teachers, and the 'school climate'-;the academic, community, safety and structural features of a school-;the effects are short-lived, the findings indicate.