UT Southwestern Medical Center Expands ‘Youth Aware Of Mental Health’ Prevention Program

The UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding its Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program to bring training for schools on depression and anxiety awareness for middle schools and high schools. YAM provides an evidence-based mental health promotion and crisis prevention program for adolescents. The expansion is funded by a state grant of $11.5 million.

The program has been deployed in more than 30 schools in North Texas, touching more than 20,000 students since its launch in 2016. It is now being rolled out throughout Texas in partnership with other health-related institutions as part of the . . .