MENTAL HEALTH BLOG WEEK. To mark the beginning of a week of IF blogs on the subject of young people and mental health, IF’s Senior Researcher David Kingman explains what we have in store for our readers
Tag: Young people
New research looks at key issues affecting young people’s health
A recent research paper by the Health Foundation raises serious concerns about the negative forces that may be adversely affecting the health of the UK’s young adults. David Kingman looks at the findings
How much do retirees regret not saving more when they were younger – and what could it mean for today’s young adults?
The phenomenon known as “savings regret” has been given statistical underpinning by new evidence. David Kingman ponders what it could mean for Millennials
Brexit Wrexit? Young Brits’ opinions on Brexit and their futures
Emily Ford, a student at King’s College London, is currently working for our sister organisation in Germany, the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations. She voted Remain in the Referendum, and follows the developments about Brexit carefully, all the while hoping for a measured and sustainable solution. Here she summarises the main arguments and… Read more »
Why are young adults feeling lonelier?
To mark the launch of the UK government’s first ever loneliness strategy, David Kingman looks at the growing amount of evidence which suggests that young adults are at disproportionate risk of feeling lonely
Half of young adults have no savings, ONS data reveal
David Kingman looks at some new data from the ONS on the level of household saving among young adults
Turning 18 in 2018: the Zenennial Generation
Turning 18 in 2018, and turning 18 in the year 2000 – new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there are some significant differences. IF researcher Holly Metcalf explains
Is Greece still the worst EU country to be a young person?
As the Greek economy reaches the crucial moment marking the end of its third (and hopefully final) bailout programme, David Kingman looks at whether the position of its young people has improved
New IF research shows that young adults’ wellbeing has fallen by 10% since mid-1990s
David Kingman gives an overview of the findings of IF’s latest research project, which looks at how the wellbeing of young adults has changed over the last two decades
Are today’s young people really “Generation Sensible”?
David Kingman has a look at the evidence surrounding the “Generation Sensible” narrative about young people
