'Growing Up Safely in Camden' was drawn up by Camden's Children Fund after research commissioned in 2002 showed that 44 per cent of children aged five to 13 had been bullied in open spaces such as estates, parks or on routes to school in the previous six months.
Olivia Vincenti, Camden Council's Children's Fund programme manager, said that the research shows that children are vulnerable when they are out of school. 'There's lots going on in schools to tackle bullying but there seems to be a gap in provision. Children want to be protected but they also want to know what they can do to protect themselves.
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