Amid rising concerns over mental ill health, social media pressures and violent crime, the need for high-quality youth work has never been greater. Yet at a time when more young people need support, particularly following the pandemic, the austerity drive of the previous decade has decimated local authority youth work budgets and provision in England.
Despite this, there are green shoots of recovery that offer hope that more young people will be able to access a qualified youth worker in the future: the government is investing in new youth centres, has strengthened guidance for what services councils should provide, and funding more bursaries to train youth workers.
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