They say that urgent funding is needed as cuts have left as many as one in four youth centres under threat of closure.
The warning has come in the charities’ report Time’s Running Out, which says a national strategy is needed to secure the long-term future of youth services.
Detailed in the report is the extent of funding cuts to youth services over the last decade.
This includes figures that show the average net spending per young person has fallen from £136 to £54 since 2011.
Annual spending across council areas “varies wildly”, from £250 per young person to £25 in some areas, the report warns.
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