Hope North, Whitaker believes, can help fill that gap by providing a safe place, tucked away from the most violent areas of the country.

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Stephen Barry, specialist clinician for the Be Safe Service, said the new approach would meet a significant gap in service for this age group.

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That would inherently make them more likely to be safe drivers as opposed to teenagers, and that could account for some of the gap.

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Dr O'Connell said the skills gap between young people and adults remained a problem in getting across the message of safe online usage.

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