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Yarrow Place endorses the Charter of Rights

Holding the Charter certificate is Yarrow Place Youth Team Manager Katrina Dee with Guardian Pam Simmons. They are flanked by joint Charter Champions Claire Cooke and Vanessa Kolarz and some of the Yarrow Place team.

 

Yarrow Place is the lead public health agency responding to adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia and is a part of the Children’s, Womens Health Service.   Their Youth Team also works in partnership with Families SA to assist young people in the Guardianship of the Minister.

The endorsement process for Yarrow Place started with Catherine McLaren and was taken up by Claire Cooke and Vanessa Kolarz who worked with the Guardian’s Office’s Yvette Roberts to bring it to completion.

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