Leicester Riders announce Ygam as Charity of the Year
London, 29 August 2024: Leicester Riders, the UK’s oldest professional basketball club, have announced a pioneering new partnership with Ygam. This collaboration, a first for any team in British basketball, signifies a major stride in the Riders’ commitment to the digital safeguarding of all children and young people associated with the Club. Through its Foundation’s […]
Scouts launch badge partnership with Ygam
London, 8 August 2024: Scouting has announced a unique partnership with Ygam which aims to equip young people with the tools and knowledge needed to make informed choices and help prevent gaming and gambling harms. Ygam are sponsoring the Sports Enthusiast Badge aimed at 10-to-14-year-olds. The partnership has enabled the Scouts to redesign key elements […]
New Mumsnet survey reveals parents call for education on video gaming in schools
London, 17 July 2024: Parents are calling for children to receive education focused on healthy gaming habits and harm prevention in schools, a new Mumsnet survey commissioned by Ygam has revealed. Parents estimate that their children spend an average of 16.9 hours a week playing video games: more than half the amount of time they spend […]
Ygam publish Impact Report 2023
London, 16 May 2024: Ygam has released it’s latest impact report, highlighting significant reach and innovation during the inaugural delivery year of our “Safeguarding Our Digital Generation” strategy. Through our portfolio of evidence-based programmes, we delivered training to over 5200 people, whose reach is likely to extend to nearly 1 million children over the next […]
Esports Wales announce partnership with Ygam
London, 11 April 2024: Esports Wales, the national body for esports in Wales, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Ygam, an award-winning education charity that helps prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms. The collaboration combines Esports Wales’ expertise in esports with Ygams’ knowledge in preventative education to promote […]
Nearly half of student gamblers are gambling more than they can afford
London, 11 March 2024: Nearly half of university students who gamble say they are gambling more than they can afford during the ongoing cost of living crisis, the latest Annual Student Gambling Survey has revealed. The third instalment of this research, jointly commissioned by Ygam and GAMSTOP, revealed that the majority of students (60%) had […]
Ygam launches 10for10 Challenge to mark milestone
London, 19 February 2024: Ygam has launched a new fundraising campaign as part of the charity’s 10-year anniversary celebrations. The ’10for10 Challenge’ invites not only members of the Ygam team but also its broader community of supporters to take part in one of ten formidable challenges throughout the year. Participants will seek sponsorship for taking […]
Minister leads tributes to Ygam on 10th anniversary milestone
London, 31 January 2024: Ygam has celebrated the start of its milestone 10th anniversary year with an outpour of support from Parliamentarians, charity leaders and academics. In the last decade, Ygam has solidified its position as a prominent leader in the gaming and gambling harm prevention sector. Since 2014, Ygam’s portfolio of evidence-based programmes, […]
Ygam celebrates 10th anniversary year in 2024
London, 15 January 2024: Ygam is proudly marking a decade as a charity in 2024, commemorating ten impactful years dedicated to safeguarding children and young people. Ygam was established in 2014 in response to the lived experience of its founders, Lee Willows and Anne and Keith Evans. Anne’s son, Alan Lockhart, died by suicide in […]