Topic: Implementation of school-based mindfulness interventions in high school settings

• From a business/cost-saving perspective, is there any way to consider the amount of money that is lost from academic productivity loss and/or work loss because of students lacking the ability to develop education and work skills needed later in life?
• Creating a cost/benefit analysis from a dollars-and-cents perspective can sometimes be a helpful way to motivate policy-makers when it comes to investing in our future.
• An analysis of how much money is being spent on private counseling/treatment and/or work-loss from an academic or vocational perspective would add yet another area for consideration.

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