YGAM - The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust 

About

YGAM is an award-winning charity with a mission to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms through awareness raising, education and research. Through a portfolio of evidence-based programmes, we develop and deliver training and resources for a range of groups who have influence over children and young people. 

Educators 

• Teaching materials mapped to curriculum from KS2 - KS5/Post 16

• Youth work materials

• Group activities

• 1-1 resources and activities

Student Hub

The YGAM Student Hub is for students, including those attending university. The page can help individuals to find out more about gambling, and the support that's available. The Student Hub also provides information for Student Union's and University Staff. 

Parents and Carers

YGAM offers free workshops for parents and foster carers covering the topics of gaming and gambling with the aim of preventing future harms.

Ygam Alumni Newsletter

September 2024 Newsletter

Courses

GHLL and YGAM partner up to run courses during the year. Please click here to see upcoming courses and to book

Alumni Courses

If you have attended a initial YGAM workshop you are then able to attend the following Alumni courses:

LGBTQ+ Wednesday 18th December 2024 16:00

This 45 minute session gives professionals an overview of some new research which looks at the influences on gambling and gambling harms within LGBTQ+ communities. It draws upon findings from Public Health England and includes research undertaken by Dr Reece Bush-Evans (a lecturer in Psychology and a member of the Gambling Research Group at Bournemouth University).

YGAM's Unifrog Course

If you are one of the country's 3700 Unifrog schools then you may be interested in our Ygam sponsored Unifrog course, “The Truth about Gambling and Gaming”. The course has had a successful launch this year and we encourage all education institutes that work with Unifrog to get involved.

In it’s first two months, almost 300 pupils have attended the course. For those who complete it, they are then offered the chance to directly interact with Ygam by asking for and giving feedback. Ygam employees will directly and anonymously respond to questions and help support pupils that want to know more about Gaming and Gambling.

Find the course page here, and gain access to free education on the dangers of gaming and gambling for young people.