Case studies

Examples of good practice to show you what safe and effective practice looks like in real life.

Yoga - how Sophie helped me feel safe

Read Beth's blog about how her yoga teacher helped her learn how to trust and boosted her mental health.

Thanks to Sophie's support and personal qualities, Beth has now been attending for over 6 years.

"Sophie’s support, intuition, kindness, patience and unwavering faith in me has helped me to make so many steps forward and grow as a person. I wouldn’t be where I am today without her."

British Judo: Safeguarding and wellbeing escalation process

British Judo's ‘What to do if you have a worry or concern’ document provides guidance on their safeguarding and wellbeing escalation processes.

Click the PDF on the right to access the guide.

British Judo: Safeguarding and wellbeing escalation process

Active Luton's Total Wellbeing programme

Total Wellbeing Luton is a self- and professional-referral based programme and falls under the Community targeted – mental health environment.

Total Wellbeing Luton’s Power Our Minds (POM) Exercise Programme combines physical activity with emotional health support to help people facing anxiety, low mood, PTSD, loneliness and social isolation. Afer joining, clients beneft from tailored exercise programmes, one-to-one support, group activities and social events.

For example, a group could be doing circuits in a studio and a therapist will come in and talk to people aferwards about how to manage anxiety – so they’re getting emotional support as well as physical. Everything is under one roof.

To keep everyone safe, all staf have a Level 4 mental health exercise specialist qualifcation, Mental Health First Aid and Making Every Contact Count training. They also work closely with referrers and medical professionals to understand people’s needs before they join.

To keep staf safe and supported, Total Wellbeing Luton ofer them monthly oneto-ones to refect on their work and ask for any help they need. Plus they can also use the free Employee Assistance Programme and have the chance to use the POM programme themselves.

Active Luton's Total Wellbeing programme

Mental Health Swims

Yorkshire Sport Foundation's Safety Nets

Safety Nets was an eight-week social prescribing programme in Yorkshire designed to support young people experiencing anxiety, depression, or low mood while waiting for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). It was delivered to multiple cohorts, in different locations between 2019-2022. Co-delivered by CAMHS clinicians and trained sports coaches, the programme blended physical activity with group psychoeducation, covering topics such as mindfulness, sleep, and social media use, within community sports settings like football and rugby clubs. This model reduced stigma, improved accessibility, and offered a welcoming, non-clinical environment.

Each session was carefully structured to balance movement with reflection and discussion, supported by clear role definitions, safeguarding protocols, and shared responsibility between clinicians and coaches. Activities were tailored to individual needs to ensure inclusivity and engagement for participants of all abilities.

Evaluation findings show that young people maintained or improved their wellbeing while waiting for clinical treatment. Read the full evaluation and watch this video to hear directly from a young person who took part.

Although currently paused due to funding challenges, Safety Nets remains an exemplary model of safe and effective practice. It demonstrates how HCPs and physical activity providers can work in partnership to support mental health outcomes in secondary care.

Yorkshire Sport Foundation's Safety Nets

Secondary care: Sport in Mind

Sport in Mind