What Is YAM?
Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) is a school-based program for young people in eighth through 12th grades in which they learn about and explore the topic of mental health. YAM is evidence-based and takes place in classrooms around the world. In YAM sessions, students actively engage with the topic of mental health through role-playing and student-led discussions.
Who We Serve
Dell Medical School’s (Dell Med) YAM program operates within 13 counties in its catchment area:
Bastrop
Blanco
Burnet
Caldwell
Coryell
Fayette
Hamilton
Hays
Lampasas
Lee
Mills
Travis
Williamson
Dell Med is one of 12 health-related institutions (HRI) in the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC). The consortium leverages the expertise and resources of these institutions to address urgent child and adolescent mental health challenges and improve the Texas mental health care system.
YAM is funded by TCMHCC, and is managed statewide by the UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, run by Director Madhukar Trivedi, M.D.
Additional Videos
Meet the Dell Med YAM Team
Contact Dell Med YAM at 512-232-0041
or email YAM@austin.utexas.edu.
If you or someone else is experiencing a mental health emergency, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help for you or your family, visit MentalHealthTx.org.
