Youth Unemployment, Labour Market Programmes and Health
Jane Lakey with Arpita Mukherjee and Michael White
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Research shows that unemployed young people experience more health problems than those who are employed. They have lower levels of general and physical health, and experience more anxiety and depression, higher rates of smoking, and higher suicide rates. Young people with health problems have less success in finding jobs than their counterparts with good health, and are also more likely to lose or leave their jobs.The experience of being unemployed can be further detrimental to the health of young people. Labour market interventions have the potential to make positive inputs that reverse this downward spiral of poor health and unemployment. This comprehensive literature review, commissioned by the Department of Health to inform an evaluation of the health impacts of New Deal, explores the findings from recent British and international research in order to improve understanding of the links between unemployment and health among young people. £15.00 paperback ISBN 0 85374 779 2 |