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1 in 8 young people are not in education or employment, and 1 in 5 young people classified as a NEET has a mental health problem.4 in 5 young people claiming health-related Universal Credit benefits cite mental health or neurodevelopmental conditions as their main barrier to employment.President Neil Greenberg, President of the Society of Occupational Medicine, says, 'Young people do not lack ambition; it’s the system failing them. Expecting managers to navigate complex mental health or neurodevelopmental conditions without specialist healthcare-focused advice is unrealistic. Occupational health professionals are the missing link.” LONDON, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has welcomed Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work diagnostic report as 'a vital wake-up call”, but warned efforts to cut the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are likely to falter unless managers have work and health expertise, provided by occupational health professionals, from the start.