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One in Eight: The Quiet Weight of Young People Standing Still | The World Room
This episode of The World Room explores the quiet crisis of young people standing still, focusing on the NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) statistic that affects one in eight youth in the UK and similar patterns globally. Host Kerry Fowler moves beyond clinical data to examine the human impact of this phenomenon, challenging the societal assumption that being out of work is a choice driven by laziness. Instead, the discussion highlights how structural fractures, mental health struggles, cost-of-living pressures, and the steep transition from school to adulthood create barriers…
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