In the second in our series, four young Britons reveal how the search has taken a toll on their mental and physical health ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for jobs “I had to quit and move back in with my parents because I had developed ME/chronic fatigue syndrome. I am now housebound and cannot look after myself. Although I cannot prove it, I strongly believe that prolonged period of high stress played a big part in the decline of my health.” Continue reading...
‘I’m scared about my future’: young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking
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