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One in ten young people feel life is meaningless

by LotusFlower | January 5, 2009 at 12:21 pm

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12% of young people in Britain feel life is not worth living according to a report published by the Prince's Trust. That's more than 1 in 10 of UK children.

47% of young people said that they were regularly stressed.

This will further support the calls for better social and emotional education lessons in schools though others feel that schools can't solve problems that are caused by faults that cut through society including family life.

One in ten young people in Britain think life is not worth living, a report published today has claimed.

Of 2,000 16- to 25-year-olds surveyed for the Prince’s Trust, 12% said their life was “meaningless”, whilst 14% thought “life has no purpose”. One in five felt like crying “often” or “always” and nearly half (47%) felt regularly stressed.

The worst affected were those not in education, employment or training (Neets). Thirty seven per cent of Neets polled claimed to be down or depressed compared to 27% of all those surveyed by polling body YouGov.

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mudricky

at 13:52 on January 5th, 2009

So sad to read this.

frankieteardrop

at 13:54 on January 5th, 2009

Sounds about right. The sentiment I mean. No one here gets out alive.

Iffy (not verified)

at 16:19 on January 5th, 2009

I am amazed it isn't 100 percent: the UK is a pretty crappy place. Over-crowded, too expensive, chaotic, dirty, and violent.

LotusFlower

at 23:16 on January 5th, 2009

Its so bad that thousands of people every year look to come to the UK to escape violence and war - it has some of the characteristics you mention but most people (like everywhere) are essentially good.

Jarrett Martineau

at 16:34 on January 5th, 2009

This is very sad news. I wonder how these statistics (and sentiments) would compare with other countries in the world.

Geneva B

at 16:35 on January 5th, 2009

This is too bad to read. I don't think young people should be "stressed out"; this is a time in your life where you should be carefree, feel supported and able to discover what you want out of life. I've always wanted to visit the UK but it sounds like there are greener pastures...

WolfieZero

at 12:47 on January 7th, 2009

I think the only time I was stressed out when I was young(er) was at Uni. To be honest, worst 3 years for me! But school and college I loved my time and never really felt stressed.