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With investment of £860k the St Giles Trust will be delivering one-to-one support in London, Merseyside and the West Midlands (the three largest county lines exporting areas) which will aim to help over 200 vulnerable children and young people who are criminally exploited by county lines gangs to exit their involvement.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The Home Office is also continuing to fund Missing People\u2019s SafeCall service (c.£200k FY20/21). This specialist 24/7 helpline provides advice and support to children, young people and their parents/carers who are concerned about county lines, criminal exploitation and gangs.<\/ins><\/p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Through the £13.2m Trusted Relationships Fund we are identifying innovative approaches to tackling vulnerability among children and young people at risk of exploitation and abuse. The local authority-led projects, which went live in August 2018, provide support for children and young people identified as at high risk of child sexual exploitation and abuse, criminal exploitation and peer-on-peer abuse.<\/ins><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">It is vitally important that we prevent young people from being drawn into violent crime, exploitation and abuse. The Government recognises that high quality youth services can transform the lives of young people.<\/del><\/p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">The Government has invested £70m over two years (19/20 \u2013 20/21) in establishing Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) in the 18 police force areas most affected by serious violence. VRUs bring together police, local government, health and education professionals, community leaders and other key partners to identify the drivers of serious violence and agree a multi-agency response to them. 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