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1.AssoonasBoranBumovichHignio’sbarefeettouchthesandonthebeach,hespreadshisarmslikeahelicopterandhappilysays,“Letsgosurfing!”The7-year-old,wearingablackwetsuit,isfollowedbyadozenotherkidswhoskiptheirwayintothebluewavesofthePacificOceanoffthecoastofPeruscapital,Lima.

BorangetshelpwithhiswetsuitfromDiegoVillarán,whofoundedthelocalsurfschool.ThisPeruviansurfschoolispartofawaveofcommunity-basedprojectsaroundtheworldthatuseaperhapssurprisingmethodtohelpkids:surftherapy(疗法).

Theideaisnotonlyaboutcatchingwavestomakeuseoftheprovenmentalhealthbenefitsofphysicalexercise.Thewidergoalistocreateaspaceforyoungchildrentoexpressthemselvesfreely,tohelpteachthemhowtoprocesstheiremotionsandtocreatepositivesocialconnections.

LimassurftherapyprojectisrunbyAltoPeru,alocalnonprofitnamedaftertheneighborhoodinthesouthofthecitywhereVillardn-its41-year-oldfounder-andallofthetraineesurferscomefrom.ManyofthechildrenintheAltoPeruprogramfacechallengingsituations.Someparentsareaddictedtoalcohol.Oneoftheboyshaseventurnedupforlessonswithablackeyeacoupleoftimes.

Halfofallmentalhealthdisordersbeginbeforetheageof14anduptoafifthofteenagersgloballyexperiencementalhealthconditions,accordingtotheWorldMentalHealthSurveyInitiative,whichconductedface-to-faceinterviewsin17countriesacrossAfrica,Asia,theAmericasandEurope.

Surftherapy,whichcoversprojectsfromSierraLeonetoCaliforniaandTrinidad,isseenbyadvocatesasaconvincingsolutiontohelpingaddressmentalhealthissuesamongyoungpeople.“Ithaschangedmylife,”saysOmarionButler,19,whobegansurfingwithAltoPerutwoyearsago.“Whenmyparentsputmedowninthepast,