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North East Lincolnshire Council and its partners have worked together to bring about a major shift in the area's approach to tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Where once this was seen predominantly as an issue for social care, it is now a youth work-led process based on traditional youth work values including outreach, voluntary engagement and building trust, explains Paul Caswell, interim head of young people's support services.
The shift saw the creation of a Young and Safe team in 2011 in an attempt to "identify and intervene early, not just for CSE but other ‘wicked' issues too", says Caswell.
"The team is made up of qualified youth workers so we're using the traditional method of voluntary engagement with young people rather than that statutory forced element."
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