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Lutel James, CEO of the Chapeltown Youth Development Centre, which works to keep young people away from gangs and criminality
“Young people are not used to being locked down,” Lutel told the YEP.
“Our work never stopped, it’s just adapted. There’s a lot of adults that are struggling with the whole process, but for young people it’s 10 times the challenge.
“We ve still had to deal with challenging behaviour - young people engaging in anti-social behaviour, some going way off track, some with mental health issues like depression.
“If you don’t find young people something to do, they’ll find something you don’t want them to do. We’ve had to adapt to meet young people’s needs in face of the challenges.”