Cuts to local authority youth services have been a common feature of recent reports into how public services tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Both Alexis Jay's report into CSE in Rotherham and Birmingham Council's investigation into the extent of the issue in the city found that youth workers are vital to identifying early the children vulnerable to abuse, and that reductions to funding and services could see this early warning system dismantled.
In an effort to fill the void left by youth work cuts, YMCA England set up a project in October 2013 to engage 10- to 25-year-olds from some of the most deprived estates in North Tyneside, Sutton Coldfield and south east London through a new street youth work project called Better Futures.
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