People in 20s more likely to be out of work because of poor mental health than those in early 40s | Mental health

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1. Young people are more likely to be out of work because of ill health than people in their early 40s, a report calling for action on Britain’s mental wellbeing crisis has found.
   People in their early 20s with mental health problems may have not had access to a steady education and can end up out of work or in low-paid jobs, the Resolution Foundation research revealed.
   According to official data, 34% of people aged 18 to 24 reported symptoms of mental disorder, such as depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder in 2021-22.

   It is a significant increase on the 2000 figure of 24%, with young women one-and-a-half times more likely to be negatively affected.
   “Attention on this issue has tended to focus on higher education, but what should most worry us is when poor mental health comes together with poor education outcomes,” said Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation.
   “The economic consequences of poor mental health are starkest for young people who don’t go to university, with one in three young non-graduates with a common mental disorder currently workless.”

2. Social contagion of social media expectations, and camera culture rammed in everything they do 24/7. Feel sorry for that age group in these times. Looking back on how lucky to have my formative years in the early 90s – you could get absolutely wasted and nobody was filmed.

3. Completely misread the headline as more likely to be off work if you have poor mental in your 20s than in your 40s.

   Edit, also, why has the headline narrowed in on those in early 40s anyway? Does that mean those in their 30s or above 45 are more likely to be off work with poor mental health than anyone?