Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 2 March 2021
Tags:
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety,
Final Report,
Close the Gap,
Elders,
Aged Care,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care,
VACCHO,
NAGATSIAC,
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 2 March 2021
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Royal Commission Report into Victoria’s Mental Health System,
Balit Durn Durn,
Victoria,
Mental Health System,
Aboriginal mental health,
VACCHO,
ACCO,
healing centres
Two on-Country healing centres will be established in Victoria to support the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people following the release of the Royal Commission’s Final Report into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
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Posted on 19 January 2021
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has welcomed a new report which calls for bolder action to realise the promise of reconciliation.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 17 December 2020
Tags:
self determination,
cultural safety,
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Partnership Forum,
Victorian Health Minister,
Martin Foley,
Aboriginal-led,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) have committed to working with the Andrews State Government to further advance self-determination for Aboriginal people in health and wellbeing.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 16 December 2020
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Dr Ed Poliness,
Victorian GP,
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative,
Lisa Briggs,Victorian Rural Health Award,
COVID-19,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal-led,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
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Posted on 30 November 2020
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has welcomed an independent report that views public drunkenness as a health issue and not a criminal issue.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 25 November 2020
Tags:
Victorian State Budget,
COVID-19,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal-led,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Victorian Aboriginal families have received a major boost in this year’s State Budget with much needed investments in housing, infrastructure, and getting people back to work following the state’s crippling second wave of coronavirus.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 13 November 2020
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Victorian State Budget,
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System,
COVID-19,
coronavirusAboriginal-led,
balit durn durn,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has welcomed a State Budget announcement of $4.4m in funding to improve social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities during the critical recovery phrase of COVID-19.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 11 November 2020
Tags:
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System,
Aboriginal-led,
balit durn durn,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
A historic report to be released today marks the first time in Victorian history that Aboriginal voices will be embedded into Victoria’s mental health system, a long overdue piece of work to support healing in our Communities.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 27 October 2020
Tags:
Victorian Premier,
Daniel Andrews,
self determination,
coronavirus,
COVID-19,
move out of lockdown,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has praised Aboriginal communities across Victoria for doing the right thing as the state prepares to move out of lockdown.
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