The Long Game is a youth-led intervention to reduce young people’s risk of exposure to child criminal exploitation, county lines, and modern slavery.
The project was created by Adam Elliott during his strategy internship with Leaders Unlocked, and is based on his lived experience of being exploited through county lines.
The Long Game uses a youth-led, discussion-based, workshop format to deliver impactful education sessions to young people in schools and alternative education settings. The project also delivers training for professionals working with young people.
The Long Game educates audiences on the following important topics:
The Long Game is important because schools, teachers, and parents are currently ill-equipped to protect children from exploitation. There is a lack of practical relevant training for professionals working with young people. Organised crime gangs use constantly evolving, sophisticated techniques to groom young people, which current school or authority practices may not be up to date with.
If you’re interested in getting involved with the work we do at Leaders Unlocked, please do send us a message via our contact us page. We are always keen to hear from young people who may want to take part in our projects, as well as professionals who may want to collaborate.
More than 65% of our
staff came from Leaders Unlocked projects
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