Poverty Debate

‘Now I feel like a leader in a positive way’ – Guardian 23/6/09

A programme in Lambeth is successfully using peer counselling to steer young people away from gangs. The development by Lambeth council of the 2 XL programme, which uses peer counselling and leadership training along with one to one therapy to encourage young people to change their lifestyle, aims to tackle the problem of reoffending.

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