This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from Monday 13 May to Sunday 19 May, with the principal theme of body image. David Kingman explains what Mental Health Awareness Week is about and how you can get involved
Category: Young people
Is loneliness a growing problem for the next generation?
New ONS research looks at the factors that affect feelings of loneliness among today’s teenagers. David Kingman assesses whether the problem of loneliness is likely to get worse or better for the next generation
New research highlights the impacts of the UK’s housing crisis on British children
A range of evidence shows that children are becoming increasingly likely to live in the private rented sector, even though most young people say they would prefer to put off having children until they can afford to own their own place. David Kingman looks at what impact this could have on intergenerational fairness
Jobs done by young adults are at greatest risk of being automated, says new ONS research
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently produced some research which estimated the likelihood of different categories of jobs being automated over the coming years. Worryingly, this found that jobs which are disproportionately done by younger workers are some of the ones which are at the greatest risk of being automated. David Kingman ponders… Read more »
How intergenerationally fair is raising Council Tax?
Recent research suggests that most local authorities in England and Wales will be imposing large Council Tax increases this year in order to address shortfalls in their budgets. David Kingman looks at what implications this could have for intergenerational fairness
UK is lagging behind other rich countries on protecting young people’s health, new report finds
A new analysis of trends in health outcomes for young adults across a wide range of rich countries shows that the UK is doing remarkably poorly. David Kingman explains
New ONS research shows how “milestones” of adulthood are changing for the Millennial generation
Adulthood has traditionally been marked by the achievement of a series of milestones, such as getting a job, owning a home and starting a family. But are Millennials achieving these milestones at later ages than previous generations? David Kingman examines the latest evidence
Book review: “Hired” by James Bloodworth – undercover in low-wage Britain
“Hired: six months undercover in low-wage Britain” paints a vivid picture of life in some of the toughest corners of the world of work. It also – as Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, reports – raises issues of intergenerational fairness
BBC News ranks Islington as the best place to be a young person in the UK
A new index from the BBC has attempted to identify the best places to be a young adult in the UK. What does that really mean, asks David Kingman, IF’s Senior Researcher, and does it raise some further questions about how we measure people’s quality of life?
Does moving from adolescence to adulthood have to be a cliff edge?
MENTAL HEALTH BLOG WEEK.The transition to adulthood can look like a cliff edge. Matt Jordan, who works on the Health Foundation’s Young people’s future health inquiry, sets out the conditions that can make all the difference – between falling and jumping in