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The Wave Project helps vulnerable children and young people across the UK with mental health challenges through surf therapy. Referrals doubled following the pandemic and with your help we can continue to work our way through the list of children which we simply could not help last year.

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  • Mental Health Mental Health
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)

    Situation

    The children and young people in the UK are suffering from a mental health crisis following the pandemic. 1 in 6 children had a probable mental health disorder in 2021 according to a recent NHS report. This manifests through sleeping problems, eating problems, an increase in self-harm and hospitalisation and children we are working with are presenting with significant problems ranging from extreme anxiety, depression and self-harm.

    Solution

    We have an evidence based intervention that is recognised by the NHS, local authorities and psychiatric services to be effective in improving the well being, outlook, self esteem and confidence of children and young people. The intervention combines surfing with mentoring and principles of group therapy. Over a course of 6 weeks the children learn to surf, make friends and feel more confident about themselves, enabling them to tackle other problems in their lives.

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    Categories

  • Mental Health Mental Health
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)