“…'some children had too many professionals involved with them and a lack of co-ordination, together with assessments that did not consider all of the child's needs, meant that support for children was not meaningful to them' (Ofsted, 2016, p.3) Our understanding of how to work effectively with CSE-experienced young people is at an early stage, as Hossain and colleagues argue, 'uncertainty persists regarding the best ways to address [victims and survivors] 'CSE is recognised as adversely affecting children's physical, mental and sexual health, educational achievements, social and economic contributions, and later parenting capacity, and increasing their risk of self-harming, drug and alcohol problems, and anti-social and criminal behaviours' (Lefevre et al, 2017(Lefevre et al, , p. 2457 The authors, drawing from a survey of a wide-range of professionals in the field, further argue that: 'Building the relationship often meant spending time with the children in a more relaxed and informal way, and engaging in mutual activities and talk which are not just about CSE. Interviewees spoke at length about going to cafes, going for walks, just chatting with young people about their everyday lives and 'not be looking at your watch'' (Lefevre et al, 2017(Lefevre et al, , p. 2459 The wider social context of CSE is reflected upon by one young woman in a study by There do not seem to be many studies of the mental health impact of CSE, in particular, but there are international studies which explore the impact on survivors of trafficking, a process that shares many characteristics of CSE. An extensive U.S. study concludes that:…”