Youth Aware of Mental Health Presentation
Presenters: Kelley Edwards, YAM Program Manager with MSU, and Brenda Richey, YAM instructor, MSU Extension Flathead Reservation Ag/4-H agent
Program Overview: Youth Aware of Mental Health, or YAM is a school-based program for young people ages 13-17 in which they learn about thier mental health. Students actively engage with the topic of mental health through role-play and student-led discussions. YAM has beeen conducted with more than 60,000 teenagers in 16 countries, and more that 800 people have been trainied as YAM instructors worldwide.
Target Audience: Adololescents ages 13-17
For more information please contact:
- Dr. Jayne Downey, Director
- jdowney@montana.edu
- 406-994-7426
- Kelley Edwards, Program Manager
- Kelley.Edwards@montana.edu
- 406-461-4586
Center for Research on Rural Education website: https://www.montana.edu/crre/youthawareofmentalhealth.html
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