Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 23 August 2019
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Tanya Day,
Trevor Pearce,
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody,
Drunkenness Laws Public Drunkenness Laws,
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truth-telling,
Aboriginal voices,
Victorian State Government,
Daniel Andrews,
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System ,
VACCHO CEO,
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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation commends the Victorian Government’s announcement yesterday that it would abolish archaic public drunkenness legislation.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 15 July 2019
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wellbeing,
mental health services,
Karen Heap,
self-harm,
Helen Kennedy,
mental illness,
mental health crisis,
Aboriginal-led solutions,
truth-telling,
Aboriginal voices,
Victorian State Government,
Daniel Andrews,
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System ,
VACCHO CEO,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
The full extent of Victorian Aboriginal communities’ mental health crisis will come to light as the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (the Royal Commission) commences an Aboriginal-specific public hearing this Tuesday.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 26 June 2019
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Victorian State Government,
Uluru Statement from the Heart,
sovereignty,
self-determination,
Voice Treaty Truth,
NAIDOC,
Treaty,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
On the eve of 2019 NAIDOC week, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has publicly supported the move towards a Treaty process in Victoria.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 26 June 2019
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self-determination,
2019 National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Award,
First Australians Award,
Aboriginal alcohol and drug service,
Yorta Yorta,
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Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
Long-time community leader and much loved VACCHO Manager Craig Holloway has been recognised nationally for his tireless contributions to Community and leadership in improving the health and wellbeing of mob suffering from substance abuse.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 May 2019
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prevention programs,
youth justice budget,
mental health,
$8.5 million,
Korin Korin Balit-Djak,
Aboriginal Family Violence Plan,
Andrews Government,
Aboriginal Treaty advancement,
State Budget,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
It was two steps forward and one step back for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians as yesterday’s budget announcement delivered wins for Aboriginal Treaty advancement but failed to secure long-term funding that will improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 24 May 2019
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Djirri Djirri dancers,
wrap-around services,
health,
wellbeing,
qualified workers,
Business Studies,
Training & Education,
Counselling,
Aboriginal Primary Health Care,
Reconciliation Week,
Melbourne Town Hall,
Aboriginal graduation,
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VACCHO CEO,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
accredited courses of study through the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO).
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 16 May 2019
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aged care,
disability,
Federal Election,
NDIS,
Close the Gap,
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VACCHO CEO,
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CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
Aboriginal people will continue to access the NDIS and Aged Care services at low rates unless funding changes occur after the Federal Election, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Acting CEO Trevor Pearce says.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 7 May 2019
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sustainable investment,
workforce shortages,
Remote Australia Strategies program,
Indigenous Advancement Strategy,
out-of-home care,
health,
wellbeing,
chronic conditions,
geographically-based funding,
remote communities,
urban and regional Australia,
Close the Gap,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
government policies,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
Whoever Australia decides to back on 18 May, they need to remember that when it comes to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities “it’s not just a northern or remote problem”.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 4 April 2019
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youth suicide,
Aboriginal mental health,
pre-election tax cuts,
First Peoples Disability Network,
Lowitja Institute,
National Disability Insurance Scheme,
NDIS,
Federal Budget 2019,
Close the Gap,
Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
government policies,
CTG,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Australian Federal Government
Barriers to Aboriginal people accessing NDIS services are effectively funding tax cuts, according to Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) Acting CEO Trevor Pearce.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 March 2019
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Close the Gap,
Karen Heap,
VACCHO Chair,Trevor Pearce,
VACCHO CEO,
government policies,
health indicators,
Harvard University,
Coalition of Peaks,
CTG,
Partnership Agreement,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
ACCHO,
ACCO,
VACCHO,
Victorian Government,
Federal Government
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, through their peak body representatives, will share decision making with governments through a new Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap.
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