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The pressure on our children is too much

Pupil wellbeing
With research showing the devastating pressure that young people are facing as they enter the workplace, Pete Henshaw argues that both our education system and wider society places too much importance on success at all costs.

New research has illustrated the devastating pressure that young people are facing as they seek to enter the workplace.

The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index has found that many long-term unemployed young people – those aged 16 to 25 – suffer from serious mental health issues. A third have contemplated suicide, a quarter have self-harmed, while one in four cope with things like panic attacks and feelings of self-loathing. One in 10 say they have “nothing to live for”.

The report also finds a link between poverty and mental health, with young people who grow up in poverty more likely to experience the problems above.

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