Prevent is about stopping people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It sits alongside
Long-established safeguarding duties on professionals to protect people from a range of other harms, such as substance abuse, involvement in gangs, and physical and sexual exploitation.
Prevent seeks to intervene early and ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are supported as they would be under safeguarding processes.

The key principles of Prevent
Updated Home Office Prevent training