Poor mental health holding back a ‘generation of unfulfilled young people'

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By Aine Fox, Henry Saker-Clark, Sophie Wingate and Storm Newton PA Media

Ill health is holding back a generation of unfulfilled lives, policy experts have said in response to a wide-ranging review.

Youth unemployment is costing the UK about £125 billion a year, according to interim findings from a government-commissioned report. The estimate factors in lost tax revenue alongside higher health and welfare spending.