County Lines professionals’ training

All participants will leave the session able to:

• Have an awareness of the push and pull factors that contribute to a young person becoming vulnerable and susceptible to county lines involvement.
• Recognise key signs and indicators that young people are being exploited or at risk of county lines involvement.
• Describe the relationship between county lines and other forms of criminal activity and exploitation (i.e. serious violence, human trafficking, debt bondage, modern slavery and child sexual exploitation).
• Explain the risks and consequences of county lines involvement;
• Understand the perspective of either a survivor or perpetrator after hearing from an expert witness, including a brief overview of how girls are involved.
• Develop initial long-term and solution-based approaches to prevent and reduce the risks associated with each stage of the county lines process, including realistic exit strategies.