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YGAM receives RSPH accreditation for ‘Mindful Resilience’ programme

SBC News YGAM receives RSPH accreditation for ‘Mindful Resilience’ programme

  The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has secured formal accreditation for its ‘Mindful Resilience’ initiative from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). Operated in collaboration with Betknowmore UK and Bournemouth University, Mindful Resilience functions as a specialist programme aimed at supporting health professionals with gambling treatment.  The programme equips these health specialists with the ‘knowledge and …

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YGAM expands education programme to Northern Ireland

YGAM expands education programme to Northern Ireland

Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) will deliver its education and support programme across Northern Ireland with the support of GamCare. The new initiative will primarily focus on safeguarding future generations from gambling and gaming related harms, building on the initiative which YGAM – with the backing of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) – has previously rolled out …

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YGAM expands frontline youth support with StreetGames & YSF

SBC News YGAM expands frontline youth support with StreetGames & YSF

‘The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust’ (YGAM) has expanded its educational network by forming a new ‘training alliance’ with UK youth sports charity StreetGames and the Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF). Aiming to prevent gamin and gambling-harms amongst young people, YGAM has developed ’bespoke training sessions’ for StreetGames and YSF to help their volunteers identify risks and problem behaviours. StreetGames …

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