"young people face a 'polycrisis of challenges and issues' that are distinctly of our times. In this 'rapidly changing world', they are 'panic-stricken about the cost of living, conflict around the world and the impact of social media', while AI threatens the existence of many jobs."
About 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training – and the obstacles they face are bigger than ever. Those unemployed for a year or more explain how they are coping