Britain’s youth are grappling with worse mental health now than 10 years ago, pushing more of them out of employment than their middle-aged peers and impeding their career growth.
The number of people reporting “work-limiting health conditions” has risen by 41% since 2015 to reach 8.7 million, according to an independent report published Thursday led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, a businessman and former chair of a government body. The jump was driven by those aged 16 to 34–rather than those between 40 to 64—who find themselves in a vortex of health crises hurting Britain’s workforce.
