The star of BBC drama The Split, who is also a former youth worker, is shown playing pool at a local youth centre.
He reflects on “the vital support youth services provide and the potentially devastating consequences for young people if they are allowed to disappear”, according to UK Youth, which is releasing the film.
The promotional campaign is backed by research from the charity, which found that two thirds of 331 youth services surveyed in March, are seeing increased demand and a similar proportion are facing increased costs. Meanwhile, more than half are reporting a fall in funding and a drop in staff wellbeing.
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