The four YAM Trainers headed up to the north of Sweden in mid February for the week long Instructor Course are all based in Stockholm and were hoping to experience serious amounts of snow. But on the night of arrival we got everything but winter – heavy rain and heavy winds greeting us. Luckily, everyone…Continue readingGlaze ice and risk broken down
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By the time I’m writing this text, we have completed four YAM programs in the city of Kongsberg, Norway. After the first three weeks of YAM, we are convinced that the program is a great tool for creating more awareness of mental health. The teens we met during the program got to explore different emotions,…Continue readingGeneration YAM: Norway
What an incredibly rewarding week it was! 18 enthusiastic educators, psychologists, counsellors and youth workers spent a week absorbing themselves into the world of YAM. From the 2nd to the 6th of December 2019, 18 individuals from across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) undertook the Youth Aware of Mental Health…Continue readingThe YAM Instructor journey
We apologize for having been offline for so long. As you can see the website is up and running again. The site now includes some basic info about YAM and we hope that this can answer some of your questions if you are interested in knowing more about the program or considering implementing it. Feel…Continue readingWe’re back online with some YAM updates!
My (Olle), and also YAM’s first visit to Skellefteå, in the district of Västerbotten in the north of Sweden, turned into an intense, beautiful, fun and developing week. First of all I really want to thank all the Trainers and participants for an amazing week filled with laughter (especially over the mischievous “youth” participating), good…Continue readingYAM up north
In October, the Australian team trained another seventeen new YAM Instructors at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney. We were especially lucky to have two participants travel all the way from Texas and another three from the Australian Capital Territory in preparation for YAM in 2020! We all had a wonderful time learning about YAM…Continue readingAnother 17 YAM Instructors trained in Sydney
The UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care (CDRC) YAM Texas team wrapped up its third year of working with Texas schools. In the 2018-2019 academic year, YAM Texas collaborated with 27 schools, reaching 6,760 students. In total, YAM Texas has impacted over 14,000 students! We look forward to examining the outcomes for…Continue reading14,000 YAM students in Texas and what is the “yammies”?
In May this year our Australian Trainers, Melinda, Mel Liv and Lisa trained another eighteen instructors in YAM. Since that time a number of these new instructors have delivered their first YAM program as an instructor after first observing an experienced instructor deliver. As a trainer I was very impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm…Continue readingAustralian YAM keeps growing
After almost 2 years of working on the local adaptation of YAM and its materials, we are very proud to have conducted our first Instructor Course in Gujarat. The course was held between 29th August – 2nd September and was attended by 9 participants, who were members from the rural community. These individuals were chosen for…Continue readingFirst Indian YAM Trainers take on Mehsana, Gujarat!
A weekend with my family in London, my ”City of Teenage Crime” was the perfect ending to an intense week of YAM-training. Or as I call it “YAMmin” with future YAM-instructors, coming from all over England to participate. The course took place at The Anna Freud Centre, our local collaborators who are implementing YAM in…Continue readingLondon calling