Gangs, Exploitation and County lines Awareness

This session is designed to help young people understand the realities of gang involvement, exploitation, and county lines activity. It explores how individuals can become involved, including the grooming process, recruitment tactics, and the pressures that can influence decision-making.

Participants will learn about the tools used to target and exploit young people, as well as the risk factors that may make someone more vulnerable. The session encourages critical thinking, helping young people recognise warning signs and make safer, more informed choices.

A key element of this training is a powerful lived experience narrative, delivered by a speaker who has previously been involved in this environment. Their story provides an authentic and relatable perspective, helping to challenge mindsets and inspire positive change.

The session is engaging, age appropriate, and designed to build resilience, awareness, and confidence in navigating difficult situations.

This training equips professionals with the knowledge and confidence to identify and respond to gang involvement, exploitation, and county lines activity.

We explore how young people are groomed and recruited, the structures and patterns associated with county lines, and the key indicators of risk. The session provides a deeper understanding of the challenges young people face and the complexities behind their behaviour.

Participants will develop practical skills in managing difficult conversations, responding to disclosures, and applying appropriate safeguarding measures. We also focus on how professionals can build trust, support young people effectively, and work within a multi-agency framework.

This training is ideal for those working in education, youth services, community settings, and safeguarding roles, providing clear, practical strategies that can be applied in real-world situations.

This half day training explores the crossover between gangs, grooming, radicalisation, and extremism, helping participants understand how these issues are often interconnected. It provides a clear overview of what these risks are, how they present, and why individuals may be drawn into harmful environments.

The session examines the similarities between different forms of exploitation, including recruitment methods, grooming tactics, identity needs, and the role of influence, belonging, and vulnerability. Participants will gain insight into the underlying factors that can increase risk and how these pathways can develop over time.

Through open discussion and guided conversations, the training creates space to explore complex and sensitive topics in a structured and supportive way. It encourages critical thinking and helps professionals better understand the lived realities behind behaviours and choices.

Delivered by experienced practitioners, including those with direct lived experience, this training offers an authentic and practical perspective. It is ideal for professionals and community organisations seeking to strengthen their understanding and response to multiple and overlapping safeguarding risks.

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