英国におけるメンタルヘルスの課題を抱える若者の就労プラグラムにIPS
https://x.com/JIPSAwork/status/1905776762782699896
イギリスの若者サポートでIPSを取り入れた結果、就労率が増加した結果がプレスリリースで公開されています。 各国でIPSを若者支援の文脈で取り入れることが多くなっていますね!
この記事
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/press-releases/pioneering-approach-to-support-young-people-out-of-work
を機械翻訳を使って、日本語にしてみた。
仕事に就いていない若者の数が100万人を超えそうな中、メンタルヘルス不調と失業の連鎖を断ち切るためのプログラムが3都市で開始された。
新たなデータによると、メンタルヘルス不調の若者は経済的な活動をしていない可能性が5倍高い。
ピープルズ・ヘルス・トラストは、政府が先週発表したデータを分析した。それによると、16歳から34歳のメンタルヘルス不調者は、メンタルヘルス不調者でない同世代の人々に比べ、経済的な活動をしていない可能性が約5倍高い。健康上の理由で仕事に就いていない人のほぼ4分の1は35歳以下である。
私たちは、「Good Work for Young People's Mental Health 」プログラムに参加できることを嬉しく思っています。ノー・リミッツでは、私たちがサウサンプトンで支援している若者の多くが、働きたいと思っていますが、メンタルヘルスが良くないために苦労しています。彼らは、仕事を見つけて働き続けることが回復の鍵となり、大人になってからも持続できる前向きな新しい道を歩み始めることができることを知っています。このプログラムは、このような若者たちが有意義な、支援された雇用に移行できるよう、重要な支援を提供するものです」。
IPSについては
https://tu-ta.seesaa.net/article/202107article_2.html
に書いている。
Pioneering approach to support young people five times more likely to be out of work
As number of young people not in work set to rise above one million, programme launched in three cities to break cycle of poor mental health and unemployment.
A pioneering approach aiming to break the cycle of poor mental health and unemployment for young people has launched in England, as new data shows that young people with a mental health condition are five times more likely to be economically inactive.
Health equity charity People’s Health Trust will introduce its Good Work for Young People’s Mental Health programme in three cities as the number of 16-24 year olds not in work in the UK rises to a decade high.
The organisations awarded grants as part of the programme support young people with mental health problems, which can be caused or made worse by a lack of work. Three trusted, expert community organisations will work to remove barriers young people face and support them to secure meaningful employment opportunities.
People’s Health Trust has analysed data released by the government in the last week, which shows that those aged 16-34 with a mental health condition are almost five times more likely to be economically inactive than their peers without a mental health condition. Nearly a quarter of all people out of work due to ill health are under 35.
This follows ONS data which shows that at the end of 2024 almost a million young people were not in work, education or training, a figure that has been rising gradually for many years. People’s Health Trust has heard directly from young people that this is both a consequence and a cause of poor mental health. Almost 40 per cent of 17-25 year olds have a possible or probable mental health disorder, People’s Health Trust analysis of NHS data shows.
This puts them at greater risk of living in poor health over the course of their lifetimes and of living in long-term poverty.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has recently warned that the number of young people not in work risks creating a “wasted generation.” Between 2019 and 2023, economic inactivity due to ill health rose more quickly among 16–34 year olds than any other group, according to government figures.
People’s Health Trust believes every young person deserves a good start to their adult life no matter who they are or where they are from. The Trust is funding young people’s mental health charities based in Manchester, Norwich and Southampton as part of a pilot to support young people experiencing social and economic disadvantage in these cities into good quality work.
In a pioneering approach, these organisations will embed specialist employment support (known as Individual Placement and Support - IPS) into their practice, creating new pathways to good work.
The IPS worker model has proven to be effective in supporting people with severe mental health difficulties into employment. People’s Health Trust will work with the local mental health charities to determine whether it is also an effective approach for young people aged 16 – 24 with acute, mild to moderate mental health problems – making this a ground-breaking approach. The programme will be evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research. The programme has significant potential for a cost effective roll out across the country.
People’s Health Trust’s Chief Executive, John Hume, said:
“Young people deserve the very best of starts to their adult lives. What many have told us is that this is far from the reality. Many feel confined to a life of anxiety and worsening mental issues with no prospects of finding good work and see their future as poverty and worsening health. Our programme will provide the very best of support to young people with mental health problems, whilst hopefully demonstrating both a cost-effective way of helping to reduce mental health problems and supporting young people into meaningful work and a positive future.”
Chief Executive of partner organisation No Limits, Natalie Webb, said:
“We are delighted to be part of the Good Work for Young People’s Mental Health programme. At No Limits, many of the young people we support in Southampton want to work but struggle because of their poor mental health. They know that finding and staying in a job can be a key factor in their recovery, enabling them to start on a new, positive, path which will sustain them into adulthood. This programme will provide significant support to these young people, to help them transition into meaningful, supported employment”
People’s Health Trust has been supporting people living in communities experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation across Great Britain for over a decade. We want to stop people dying too young. Our work focuses on supporting communities at a grassroots level to find vital and timely solutions to tackle the causes of poor health, such as safe and secure homes, good work, social connections, community power, and clean air.
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