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The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that Ygam will receive £3m from the VCSE Gambling Harms Prevention and Resilience Fund covering the two-year period from 2026 to 2028.
Now in its fifth year, the Annual Student Gambling Survey is the most comprehensive research of its kind, jointly commissioned by Ygam and Gamstop, and includes responses from 2,000 university students across the UK.
Ygam has secured a significant grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, marking a strong endorsement of its social purpose and proven record of delivering impact.
Ygam has appointed Craig Spencer to its Board of Trustees, adding valuable lived experience and public service expertise to the charity’s governance.
Ygam and the National Youth Agency have joined forces to raise gaming and gambling harms awareness across the youth work sector.
TV Presenter, bestselling author, podcaster and psychotherapist, Anna Williamson, is supporting Ygam’s 2025 Christmas campaign.
Emily Tofield has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Ygam. She will officially join the charity on the 6 January 2026.
Ygam has enhanced its programme portfolio with the introduction of multilingual training and resources, making the charity's work more accessible to underserved communities across the UK.
Ygam has now surpassed the milestone of reaching an estimated five million children and young people across the UK through its portfolio of prevention programmes.
An independent evaluation has provided strong evidence that the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme helped increase young people’s knowledge and awareness of gaming and gambling harms.
Ygam is delighted to announce Baroness Rosie Winterton of Doncaster DBE as a patron.
Teenage boys in the UK aged 15 to 17 spend nearly 34 hours on average a week playing video games, more than they spend in the classroom, a new Mumsnet and Ygam report has revealed.