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Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million

The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen to 940,000, up 195,000 in just two years.

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Austerity, neglect and a 240% rise in teenage knife killings. Can art spark change where the government has failed?

I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life
Onside Takeover

I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life

A group of young people in Grimsby have found happiness in bowls

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

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The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
Paul McNamee

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Jamie Masraff

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Youth Team Takeover!

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Sidney Ewing and Gini Simpson

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain’s youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
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Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain’s youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic
Youth clubs

The real Byker Grove: Inside the youth clubs that inspired Ant and Dec’s childhood TV classic