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Major study to explore new ways to prevent child exploitation Fiona Simpson Friday, May 7, 2021 A £1.9m project studying safeguarding risks faced by young people outside their home will look at new ways of combating threats such as sexual and criminal exploitation and gang affiliation. The study will look at ways to combat child criminal and sexual exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics h...

University of Sussex Researchers have begun analysing the innovative approaches taken by six organisations and partnerships across the country in addressing extra-familial risks faced by young people. The £1.9 million Innovate Project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is exploring new ways of combating safeguarding risks beyond the family home, such as sexual and criminal exploitation, peer-on-peer abuse, and gang affiliation. The research, led by Professor Michelle Lefevre at the University of Sussex, launched last year with innovation mapping projects which included thre...