"A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry this month found that mindfulness programs could reduce stress and lessen symptoms of depression among secondary school students, as well as increase well-being. Researchers at the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP), tested 522 students between the ages of 12 and 16 from six UK secondary schools during the British summer exam period. The researchers found that the 256 teens who went through a nine-week introductory mindfulness course reported fewer symptoms of depression, lower stress levels and greater well-being overall at the end of the nine weeks, compared to the control group of students who did not participate in the program...."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/mindfulness-in-schools_n_3505319.html
Kuyken, et al. (Jun 20, 2013). "Effectiveness of the Mindfulness in Schools Programme: non-randomised controlled feasibility study." The British Journal of Psychiatry. Abstract.
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