BBC – Smitha Mundasad
“Thousands of teenagers across the UK will have school lessons in mindfulness in an experiment designed to see if it can protect against mental illness. Teachers will encourage students to use “mind exercises” that train their attention on the present, such as deep breathing, in the Wellcome Trust study. Scientists say there is limited research to show mindfulness works. The study will see teenagers fill in questionnaires about their mood to see if it does have an effect.”(more)