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Reducing the risk, cutting the cost An assessment of the potential savings from Barnardo’s interventions for young people who have been sexually exploited

Document number
2822
Date
2011
Title
Reducing the risk, cutting the cost An assessment of the potential savings from Barnardo’s interventions for young people who have been sexually exploited
Author/publisher
Blazey Laura, Bernardo
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems, Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography,
Summary
This briefing sets out the key findings from the research and highlights the pivotal role of specialist interventions, not just in helping victims recover from child sexual exploitation, but also in minimising the costs associated with it, with an estimated potential saving of £12 for every £1 spent on the intervention itself.
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