It's cold and storms are expected, but she knows that there are young people out there who for a variety of reasons are unlikely to come to her or any youth work or advice provision.
"Theoretically, this may be an affluent area but that doesn't mean a proportion of young people won't have exactly the same problems as other places," says Clarke. "We see many young people who have poor relationships with their families. For some of them, drug use is a problem, others have housing problems and, worryingly, we've seen a noticeable increase in the numbers with mental health difficulties."
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