The Norfolk farming charity the Clan Trust was ahead of its time in 2008 when it launched the You Are Not Alone project, now known as YANA.
The YANA format – to provide mental health support for the agriculture and rural community.
YANA became a charity in its own right in 2020. Now we are much-admired by many national bodies, including The Royal Countryside Fund, Public Health England and The Worshipful Company of Farmers.
YANA’s Mission: Improve Mental Health in Agriculture and Rural Businesses in East Anglia
In 2022, YANA is establishing itself as a key East Anglian charity.
With the generous support of the Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust, we are now able to work across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire.
Our Values
YANA works to a set of values in our decision-making processes, affecting how we behave and what we expect from each other. They also show what you can expect from us.
INTEGRITY
we do what we say we are going to do, and in the best way possible for all concerned
TRUST
we respect everyone’s right to confidentiality and anonymity with no judgement
COMMITMENT
we always act in the best interests of agricultural and rural business communities
PEOPLE MATTER
we believe all people are of equal value and we show respect and care to everyone we have contact with
Our Impact
YANA makes a positive difference to agricultural and rural communities in East Anglia.
We have evidence of the difference we make to peoples’ lives and their mental health through our monitoring and evaluation processes.
After undertaking a Social Value review of the training we provide, we learnt that for every £1 invested, £3.85 worth of social value is created for society. For further details about this please email admin@yanahelp.org.
“The service I received was great.
The flexibility and easy access to the charity worked well.”
FEEDBACK FROM A COUNSELLING CLIENT
“Very informative and hopefully useful going forward. Lots of practical big and small tips to improve world and home conversations and hopefully help people. Good combination of presentation and practical activities.”
FEEDBACK FROM A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER
In 2022 YANA had a 41% increase in the requests for help made to our helpline and 10% more people received our funded counselling, compared to the previous year.
People that received counselling noticed an improvement in three key areas of life; mental health, relationships and work.
Whilst 95% felt better able to manage their problems.
This means those people are able to experience a better quality of life through improved relationships, are able to think more clearly and work more safely.
Our Charity Manager Emma Haley has worked in charities, with a focus on mental health, for over 15 years. She meets regularly with our Trustees and oversees all aspects of the Charity.
Sarah Jones
Our Helpline Co-ordinator manages the day to day running of our helpline and counselling provision and takes care of our helpline volunteer team.
Jacob Stirling
Our Training Co-ordinator oversees the training we provide and supports the Charity Manager and Trustees in day to day matters.
The six Trustees include Mrs Ginnie Edgecombe, Mr Mike Horton, Mr Henry Kilvert (Chair), Mr Henry Lamb, Mr Grant Pilcher and Mr Tom Streeter.
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