By Laura Forsyth One in five 16 to 25-year-olds have missed school or work in the last year because of their mental health, new research has found. The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024 also found similar numbers did not apply for jobs because of a mental health issue, and that it worsened in the last year. The annual research report highlights how young people’s happiness with work, education, qualifications and money is at its lowest since polling began in 2009. Figures from an online YouGov survey of 2239 adults between November 23 and December 14 2023 were weighted to represent all U…