2023 Oxford Study: The Under-Reported Adverse Effects of School-Based Mindfulness Interventions

Practicing mindfulness has all the risks associated with any other psychological counseling; a psychotherapeutic practice that should be regulated as such

A 2023 Oxford research paper on "mindfulness" interventions highlights two recurring themes in this area of school-based mental health programs:

(1) A non-insignificant amount of research behind school-based mental health interventions under-report or simply ignore student's negative experiences with these interventions; and

(2) Some school-based interven…