Tag: worklessness
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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…
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Young people with normal mental health conditions should be in work, Labour argues
Policy debate reignites over youth mental health and work In a recent push that has reignited the debate over how mental health intersects with employment, Labour’s worklessness adviser argues that many young adults with what is usually classified as “normal” mental health conditions could and should be in work. The claim challenges the prevailing notion…