A report by the charity estimates that three-quarters of a million young people aged 16 to 24 become mentally or physically ill each year because of stress resulting from problems that could have been "solved easily" with the relevant advice and support.
More than a third of these young people end up receiving NHS treatment from GPs, hospitals and psychiatric services, costing the NHS at least £250m a year.
According to the report, services providing advice to young people are becoming overwhelmed by a perfect storm of, on average, 40 per cent funding cuts this year and soaring demand, with youth unemployment now above the one million mark.
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