No joke! Top girls' school is running laughter lessons to help pupils combat stress and anxiety Brighton Girls is running laughter therapy lessons in school to help pupils Experts say that laughter reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol Staff hope that the hour-long sessions will improve the wellbeing of students
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A top girls’ school is running laughter therapy lessons to help pupils combat stress and anxiety.
Staff at Brighton Girls – formerly Brighton and Hove High School – hope the hour-long sessions will improve wellbeing amid high levels of depression among children.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists recently reported that almost 200,000 young people have been referred to mental health services in the past three months – nearly double