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Prince's Trust fears jobless youth face mental scars
The Prince's Trust has launched a new campaign to raise £1m a week to support unemployed and disadvantaged young people.
The trust said its survey showed that 25% of unemployed young people believed their joblessness had caused arguments with their parents or other relatives, and 15% said their life lacked direction.
Martina Milburn, the charity's chief executive, said: "The emotional effects on young people are profound, long-term and can become irreversible. We must act now to prevent a lost generation of young people before it is too late."
She said young people "bore the brunt of the recession", which left "one in five 16-to-24 year olds out of work".
"The result is a generation of undiscovered skills and talents. We must invest in these young people, rebuilding their self-esteem, to ensure that today's unemployed do not become tomorrow's unemployable," she added.
