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End of year wrap-up

2019 has been a busy year for our office. While we continued to work hard to promote and monitor the rights of South Australia’s children and young people in care and youth detention, we also finished up the Child and Young Person’s Visitor Scheme and conducted the pilot inspection of the Adelaide Youth Training Centre. Plus, we moved offices and celebrated the dedicated and passionate staff who have left or joined our team.

Here are a few of our favourite photos from the year.

You can read more about the work of the Guardian for Children and Young People in our annual A year in review (a summary of our 2018-19 annual report).

We would like to thank the children and young people who have shared their concerns, thoughts and hopes throughout the year, the carers and workers who have supported us to achieve better outcomes for these young people, and to our faithful readers who read our weekly blogs.

Our team would like to wish you all a safe and merry festive season. We look forward to working with you in 2020 to help make the lives of our vulnerable children and young people better and filled with hope for a brighter future.

*Please note our office will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday 24 December until 9am on Thursday 2 January.

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