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Case study: Working with young people
This case study shows how building a trusting relationship with a young person can help to build safety in their friendships and community. It started in a meeting, where workers talked about a group of young people they were worried about. One of the young people they talked about was Asif, a 14 year old boy. The workers were worried that he was being criminally exploited by older adults. Asif had been arrested with a large amount of drugs. They were worried because it was a lot of drugs and they thought he might be being exploited to sell them.
This case study discusses how building a trusting relationships with young people can increase their safety within their community and friendship groups.
Case study: Working with young people. 1st June 2022. Scale-Up Toolkit