The Purpose of The Wave Project is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people through Surf Therapy and the healing powers of the ocean and blue spaces. Surf Therapy combines surfing with structured individual and group activities as a way of therapy, to promote psychological, physical and social wellbeing. Surf Therapy is led and supported by team leaders and 1400 trained volunteer mentors, and they work with more than 2500 participants per year.  In 14 years, The Wave Project has evolved into a surfing intervention for vulnerable young people in 17 UK locations.