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Tell us why you think young people in Britain are so unhappy

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Almost half of the young people surveyed said they did not feel they could cope well with setbacks in life. Photograph: Diverse Images/UIG/Getty Images/Universal Images Group

The Prince’s Trust says the results from its recent research on young people’s happiness and confidence should “ring alarm bells”. The annual UK Youth Index shows that three out of five regularly feel stressed about jobs and money, with half saying they experienced a mental health problem.

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