Tag: employment supports
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Why Young People with Everyday Mental Health Challenges Should Be in Work: Milburn’s Call to Reframe Welfare
Introduction: A bold claim with real implications Labour’s worklessness tsar, Alan Milburn, has sparked renewed debate by suggesting that many young people in their twenties who experience what professionals would call “normal” mental health conditions could—and should—be in work. His comments challenge conventional welfare narratives, which often treat anxiety and depression as insurmountable barriers to…
