The initiative follows research from The Prince's Trust, which found 65 per cent of young offenders believe mentoring could stop them reoffending. The coalition, which includes The Prince's Trust, Clinks and St Giles Trust, is now bidding for around £43,000 from the Innovation Exchange to improve mentoring services for 16- to 25-year-olds in custody. The cash will be used to create a "mentoring map" of services across the UK and to complete studies examining the impact of better youth mentoring. Ginny Lunn,...


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