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Youth Aware of Mental Health is a FREE, TEA approved, 5-session research-based program promoting increased knowledge and awareness of mental health in adolescents ages 13 through 17. Students build problem-solving skills and emotional intelligence through lectures, discussions, and role plays.
YAM focuses on six main themes:
- What is Mental Health?
- Self-Help Advice
- Stress and Crisis
- Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
- Helping a Friend in Need
- Who Can I Ask for Advice?
When compared to other similar interventions, YAM is proven to be more effective in improving adolescent mental health and is associated with significant reductions in suicide attempts and severe suicidal ideation.
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Partnered Districts
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Schools Served
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Students Trained
Why YAM
- YAM is an opportunity to provide a mental health curriculum in the school environment. Just as we provide physical health curriculum during the school day, this is an opportunity to implement an emotional fitness class.
- YAM encourages resiliency, curiosity, collaboration, and creates a space of non-judgment for students that is unlike other mental health education programs.
- YAM takes a proactive, universal approach to mental health by giving all students the skills they may need to manage a mental health crisis before it occurs.