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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Phillip Inman

World Happiness Report sounds alarm about the welfare of young people

Illustration depicting young people affected by lack of skills training, affordable housing and social media
The report found that young people are becoming more like their beleaguered parents. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

Something is going wrong for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the UK, across Europe, the US and Australia.

The latest World Happiness Report shows that while not all teenagers and young adults are suffering, a large and growing number cannot cope with being left adrift with few qualifications on an economic sea that is more testing with each passing year.

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