Waves for Change provides a child friendly mental health service to at-risk youth living in unstable, volitile and disadvantaged communities. Through access to safe spaces, caring mentors and the provision of weekly surf therapy sessions, W4C gives children the skills to cope with stress, regulate behaviour, build healing relationships and ultimately make positive life choices. W4C works in partnership with local community members, who we train, mentor and resource to open programmes that identify and service the youth of their home communities. We target young people exposed to repeat stressful events, who lack supportive adults, feel negatively about themselves and adopt challenging behaviour patterns, reducing life chances. Our surf therapy programme assists participants to develop positive self-identities, adopt pro-social behaviour patterns, emotional stability, and autonomy. The weekly surf therapy sessions teach participants key skills, including listen to each other, share with each other, respect each others feelings, meditate and breathing, identify strengths, learn to calm down, learn how to channel energy, positive decision making, and identify how to apply skills in real life.

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500-1000 - Learners