Yvonne joins the ranks at children's charity (From Warrington Guardian)

Yvonne joins the ranks at children's charity

THERE is a new face heading up services for children at the Peace Centre's NSPCC base.

Yvonne Jama has taken on the role of children's services manager after working for Liverpool City Council's social services department for 18 years.

Yvonne, aged 49, said: "I have always specialised in child care, including everything from family placements to working with young offenders.

"I've been here for six weeks now and it's going well. I've been finding my way around Warrington and getting to know the different agencies."

The NSPCC at the Peace Centre runs a variety of services for young people, including a daily drop-in service, with social workers on hand to talk to vulnerable youngsters.

Yvonne said: "We get a lot of homeless youngsters who are regular users of the centre and who have made good relations with the staff here.

"Sometimes they are standing outside the door waiting for the staff to arrive!"

Staff in Warrington are also involved in a number of projects, such as going out to schools to discuss policies that can be put in place to tackle bullying.

Nationally, the NSPCC launches a new advert today, Thursday, which aims to encourage people to imagine the loneliness of an abused child by looking at the psychological effects.

The advert depicts an eight-year-old girl as a puppet controlled by a ventriloquist.

Sue Woolmore, NSPCC public policy advisor in the north, said: "Children and young people in Warrington need to know that there is someone for them to turn to.

"The message we want to get across to them is that they need not suffer in silence."