Lower the youth unemployment rate between the ages of 16 and 18

Young people in long term unemployment remain at least four times the pre-recession levels of August 2008.
As a young man living in St Pauls these statistics worry me. Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18 have nothing to do after they leave school, so this means they statistically have a greater chance of choosing the wrong path, e.g. gang related activity, drugs, theft and other types of money related crime.
We would like to ensure that the issue of high youth unemployment in Saint Pauls (BS2) is addressed