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We are concerned about children and young people’s physical and mental health, both in the present and how it affects their futures.

Our work examines the factors that shape health and development, the impact of inequalities, and how to improve health services for children and young people

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‘Not enough ladders’: how can we better support NEET young people?

Feature

27 July 2026

About 7 mins

Shuab Gamote spent 3 months travelling the country speaking to young people not in education, employment or training. What did they tell him?

Generation at risk of lives left unfulfilled due to ill health

Press release

28 May 2026

Our new analysis looks at progress made against NHS England’s five key elective care targets set for March 2026.

Analysis

28 May 2026

About 8 mins

We examine the relationship between the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) and the prevalence of mental health conditions.

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20 years of policy for disadvantage: lessons for the future – with Moira Wallace

Podcast

Episode 65

28 mins

31 March 2026

With near-record numbers of young people not in education, work or training – and public investment constrained – what solutions are available to tackle complex social problems?

Podcast: 20 years of policy for disadvantage: lessons for the future

ONS data highlights higher mental health risks among NEET young people

Press release

27 March 2026

We respond to the latest ONS data on the characteristics of NEET young people.

Press release

15 March 2026

A sharp rise in NEET young people reporting health barriers to work puts a generation at risk, says new Health Foundation analysis.

Press release

4 January 2026

'Junk food ad ban welcome, but loopholes threaten childhood obesity fight', says Samantha Field, Senior Fellow (Prevention) at the Health Foundation.

Topic overview

About 3 mins

Education provides skills and knowledge that boost our future prospects and enable us to access other building blocks of health like work and income.

No child left behind: what the government’s child poverty strategy should aim to deliver

Blog

7 November 2025

About 6 mins

The child poverty strategy must deliver real action now, writes Amrik Arshi.

The hidden shield: emotional support amid childhood poverty and adversity

Blog

3 September 2025

About 5 mins

How can the right conditions for emotional support be created?

Children and young people Explore our work on children and young people’s health and services

‘Not enough ladders’: how can we better support NEET young people?

Generation at risk of lives left unfulfilled due to ill health

Young people with mental health conditions are now more likely to be NEET

20 years of policy for disadvantage: lessons for the future – with Moira Wallace

ONS data highlights higher mental health risks among NEET young people

‘A generation at risk’ as more NEET young people report health barriers to work

Health Foundation response to the junk food advertising ban

Education

No child left behind: what the government’s child poverty strategy should aim to deliver

The hidden shield: emotional support amid childhood poverty and adversity