• Closure of more than a thousand youth centres could have lasting impact on society

    Closure of more than a thousand youth centres could have lasting impact on society
    Huge cuts to youth services risk creating a “lost generation” of young people unable to access vital support at a crucial time in their lives, UNISON says today (Saturday).
    New research conducted by the union has found that funding cuts have led to the closure of more than two thirds of council-run youth centres in England and Wales since 2010.
    The loss of so many facilities and the specialist workers who run them has put teenagers at risk of isolation, being swept into gang and knif

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