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<p>The Department funds health and care research through the National Institute for
Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any
aspect of human health, including mindfulness-based therapies for the treatment of
mental health conditions. These applications are subject to peer review and judged
in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the
topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p>The
NIHR is the largest funder of mental health research in the United Kingdom and it
has considerable investments in translational, clinical and applied mental health
research. NIHR investment in mental health research for 2017/18 was £74.8 million.
In the last five years the NIHR has funded a number of studies investigating mindfulness-based
therapies for a range of mental health conditions across its research programmes,
biomedical and applied research centres and research fellowships. These range from
a trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for people with mild to moderate depression
to a study which is evaluating the effects of mindfulness and connection with nature
on chronic stress and well-being in deprived areas.</p><p>The attached table provides
details of these studies, including which organisation conducted each project.</p>
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