Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
69/100
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Outlets on this story
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Education
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Young people have said a lack of career opportunities are forcing them to think about leaving home.
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lack → publish → home
Only 27% of the young people Brink heard from said they were confident in staying on the island.
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they → hear → island
Amber Thomson told BBC Guernsey: "I think that a lot of people kind of tend to go to uni[versity] and then they think, well there's not that much opportunity for me if I come back."
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I → tell → me
The 21-year-old studied environmental science and said she planned to move away for more career opportunities and to "see what else is out there in the world".
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what → study → world
She said: "Guernsey is a really, really tiny place and when you start to look at the world as a whole you realise just how small it is and how little you have seen in life."
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you → say → life
She valued the safety of island life but added: "I think that there's a real gap between the young people of Guernsey and then the older generations.
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I → value → Guernsey
I think that it's a real shame that we don't have any sense of community between the two groups at all" and said it would be good to bridge that gap.
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it → think → gap
Career prospects
Bill Nicholson, 21, said he was also considering a future off the island.
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he → say → island
He said university life or moving away offered "exciting opportunities both personally and professionally, meeting new people and living in quite studentified areas".
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life → say → areas
He added: "Should a student move back [to Guernsey] it would mean drastic changes to their career prospects".
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it → add → prospects
The report had also highlighted that young people felt the government did not listen to them.
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government → highlight → them
Nicholson said the government should look at demand for stable career prospects, affordable housing and the need "for a place where they can feel welcome and that they can feel that they can flourish".
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they → say → place
Maisie Foote from the wellbeing team at the Youth Commission said she was not surprised young people reported concerns about mental health and that there is often a waiting list for support services.
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people → say → services
Foote added young islanders were "trying to navigate" the challenges of social media and the world they are growing up in.
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they → add → media
She said: "We need a little more understanding, it's quite a difficult time to be young at the moment."
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it → say → moment
There was also a need for more free activities for young people to do.
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people → be → activities
The author of the survey, Dr Nicola Brink, said "we want the bailiwick to be a vibrant and happy place where young people can thrive."
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people → say → survey
Thomson said some young people felt lonely and noted "we don't talk to each other as much as we used to."
Follow BBC Guernsey on X, external and Facebook, external and Instagram, external.
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we → say → X
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