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“Screening in the pediatric primary care setting is important for early identification and offers the potential for earlier and more effective treatment to reduce distress, impairment, and morbidity associated with delayed recognition and treatment [of childhood mental health disorders]”
For the first time, influential task force recommends screening children 8 and older for anxiety
“Flexibility, combined with characteristics like acoustics and air quality, has a real impact on student achievement. If used properly, flexible classrooms produce better academic outcomes among primary school children than more traditional, static classroom designs.”
Flexible Classrooms: Research Is Scarce, But Promising
The impact of classroom design on pupils' learning: Final results of a holistic, multi-level analysis
“This study provides preliminary evidence that the programme ameliorates low-grade depressive symptoms both immediately following the programme and at 3-month follow-up. This is a potentially very important finding given that low-grade depressive symptoms not only impair functioning but are also a powerful risk factor for depression in adolescents and adults.”
Effectiveness of the Mindfulness in Schools Programme: non-randomised controlled feasibility study.
“Mindfulness benefits the whole person - the mind, body and emotions. Mindfulness programs [sic] can positively impact both staff and student populations in schools. These programs can support the development of core character traits such as empathy and awareness and enhance well-being. They also help to reduce stress, and to focus the mind and body.”
Mindfulness in Schools Research Project: Exploring Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives – Preliminary Report
“Schonert-Reichl and Lawlor (2010) found that students who participated in a mindfulness education program saw significant increases in optimism and socially competent behaviours. It can be argued that instruction in mindfulness-based practices will empower children and youth and provide them with a valuable skill that they can use throughout their lives.”
Mindfulness for Children and Youth: A Review of the Literature with an Argument for School-Based Implementation
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