Jeff Yalden Delivers Keynote Address at Illinois Valley Community College
Top Youth Motivational Speaker Rocks 32nd Annual Teen Showcase On Thursday, March 30, top youth motivational speaker Jeff Yalden arrived at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, Ill., to deliver a keynote address at the 32nd annual Teen Showcase – an event that aims to empower youth to make the right choices and to embrace […]
Mental Health Awareness at Anoka Ramsey Community College
Jeff Yalden Electrifies Cambridge, MN By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker On Wednesday, March 22, Jeff Yalden brought his motivational and mental health expertise to Anoka Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, MN, where he spent a full day with the psychology club and the counseling department. Anoka Ramsey was a top-ten finalist […]
Jeff Yalden Inspires Lindenwood University
By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker After he was already booked to speak at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO, North America’s Number One Youth Motivational Speaker Jeff Yalden got an email that there had been a student suicide on campus. “The young man was a sophomore and part of the men’s […]
Missouri Communities Rocked by Teen Suicide
Jeff Yalden Shares Messages of Hope and Comfort to Missouri Communities Rocked by Teen Suicides By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker According to teen suicide prevention expert Jeff Yalden, the state of Missouri is going through a really tough time right now when it comes to teen suicide. Three weeks ago, Yalden […]
Top Teen Suicide Prevention Expert visits Vanderhoof, BC
Top Teen Suicide Prevention Speaker Visits Vanderhoof, British Columbia Jeff Yalden Galvanizes Nechako Valley Secondary School By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Teen Motivational Speaker Vanderhoof, British Columbia, is a small Canadian municipality nearly a thousand miles north of Seattle. It was the first stop on a two-day speaking trip for North America’s top teen […]
Youth Speaker Electrifies Matignon High School
The Best Teen Motivational Speaker Pulls No Punches in Boston By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker Students Against Destructive Decisions, or SADD, was formed in Massachusetts 1981 and has since grown into a youth health and safety organization with chapters across the United States and the globe. Originally called Students Against Driving […]
Top 3 Mental Health Challenges Facing College Students
The Top 3 Mental Health Challenges Facing College Students Research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness on mental health on college campuses shows that: One in four students have a diagnosable illness 40% do not seek help 80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities 50% have been so anxious they struggled in school […]
The Largest Tech Campus in Illinois invites Jeff to speak to 1600 Students
On October 18, 2016, the largest high school tech campus invited Jeff Yalden to speak to their 1600 plus teenagers. Lake County High Schools Tech Campus in Grayslake, IL is one of the best campuses that Jeff has visited. Jeff was amazing with the quality of programs, the staff, and most important the teens he […]
Bullying: Why it Happens and How to Deal
I am overwhelmed with private messages from girls after they hear me speak, and one of the things that I continually say to them is: Hang on, just hang on. This may not be a great time in your life but hang on, your time is coming.Sometimes they don’t believe me, but then I tell […]
Coping With Teen Suicide
Another day and another loss. Teen suicide is becoming an epidemic. I am left speechless today as I hear about another two suicides from this past weekend. After 20 years of speaking and concentrating my work on teens and families, I feel privileged to share my heart and give people hope in such tough times. […]