Based on interviews with 2,265 people, aged 16 to 25, it suggests half of unemployed young people often feel anxious about everyday situations and 46% avoid meeting new people.
Young people risk becoming “socially isolated” while unemployed, Martina Milburn from the trust said. Employment Minister Esther McVey said youth unemployment had seen big falls.
The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index suggests 13% of people in the UK aged between 16 and 25 often feel too anxious to leave their house.
But it said unemployed young people were more than twice as likely to feel that way.
It said almost half of unemployed young people “always” or “often” felt down or depressed, while 36% said anxiety had stopped them from looking after their health, and 38% said it prevented them eating properly. Read more
