Review to look at role of mental health issues in UK youth unemployment
Former health secretary Alan Milburn’s review is exploring reasons for rising inactivity among young peopleFeature: how Dudley became centre of youth jobs crisisThe role of mental health issues and disability in youth unemployment will be examined by the former Labour health secretary Alan...
<p>Former health secretary Alan Milburn’s review is exploring reasons for rising inactivity among young people</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/07/dudley-uk-epicentre-youth-jobs-crisis-unemployment">Feature: how Dudley became centre of youth jobs crisis</a></p></li></ul><p>The role of mental health issues and disability in youth unemployment will be examined by the former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn as part of a review looking into rising inactivity among Britain’s young people.</p><p>Nearly a million people aged 16 to 24 are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/07/dudley-uk-epicentre-youth-jobs-crisis-unemployment">not in education, employment or training</a>, often described with the acronym Neets. Milburn will look at ways to avoid people becoming trapped as Neets and the findings will be published in the summer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/09/milburn-review-mental-health-disability-youth-unemployment">Continue reading...</a>
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