The new arrangements for children's trusts put youth services into competition with other services for children in a context where the total budget is inadequate and pressure to strengthen child protection is growing. The model of local commissioning risks decisions being made by those who are not particularly knowledgeable about the impact that good youth work can have, both for vulnerable young people and in creating social capital in communities. The temptation will be to find eye-catching crisis interventions. Their claim of quick returns can often seem more attractive than the work needed to build those sustaining centres and projects that stand by young people over many years by creating long-term, positive relationships with them and their families.
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